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Jean-Marc Vandel wrote:
> Four slight details:
> - In EXTLINUX, an error message complains about a bad keyword in
> "syslinux.cfg", not "extlinux.conf"...
Ah, that's a bug.
> - Why do you use isolinux.CFG, syslinux.CFG but extlinux.CONF?
Different platforms have different conventions. .conf is the normal
extension on Unix systems, however, FAT (8.3) doesn't permit .conf as an
extension, and it used to be common to enforce 8.3 on CD-ROMs as well.
> - I can't boot my external USB HD with chain.c32, is it normal? Do I need a
> special keyword like (sd0,1) instead of (hd0,1)?
It depends on the BIOS. If your BIOS doesn't make it available, then
chain.c32 can't boot it. It might in the future be possible to
chainload it using a different module using the BIOS Boot Standard (BBS)
interfaces.
> - How can I boot another MBR? chain.c32 let me choose only partition boot
> records, not master boot records.
"chain.c32 hd0" or "chain.c32 hd0 0" should work.
-hpa
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Jean-Marc Vandel wrote:
> Four slight details:
> - In EXTLINUX, an error message complains about a bad keyword in
> "syslinux.cfg", not "extlinux.conf"...
Ah, that's a bug.
> - Why do you use isolinux.CFG, syslinux.CFG but extlinux.CONF?
Different platforms have different conventions. .conf is the normal
extension on Unix systems, however, FAT (8.3) doesn't permit .conf as an
extension, and it used to be common to enforce 8.3 on CD-ROMs as well.
> - I can't boot my external USB HD with chain.c32, is it normal? Do I need a
> special keyword like (sd0,1) instead of (hd0,1)?
It depends on the BIOS. If your BIOS doesn't make it available, then
chain.c32 can't boot it. It might in the future be possible to
chainload it using a different module using the BIOS Boot Standard (BBS)
interfaces.
> - How can I boot another MBR? chain.c32 let me choose only partition boot
> records, not master boot records.
"chain.c32 hd0" or "chain.c32 hd0 0" should work.
-hpa
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