[opensuse] syslinux and the mksusebootdisk script
Hello Sorry is this is reaching the wrong person but I'm trying to debug why I can't make a bootable install flash drive for opensuse 11 and while looking over the code I don't understand the purpose of following code system "cp $opt_syslinux $src/ldlinux.sys" and die "error: no syslinux?\n"; system "ls $src|grep ld"; $boot_disks = 2; unlink "$src/ldlinux.sys"; system "ls $src|grep ld"; Why copy the ldlinux.sys file and then immediately delete it? When I tried to do this straight from the instructions on: http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD Ruben Safir NYLXS http://www.nylxs.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi, On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
flash drive for opensuse 11 and while looking over the code I don't understand the purpose of following code
system "cp $opt_syslinux $src/ldlinux.sys" and die "error: no syslinux?\n"; system "ls $src|grep ld";
$boot_disks = 2;
unlink "$src/ldlinux.sys"; system "ls $src|grep ld";
Why copy the ldlinux.sys file and then immediately delete it?
well, the original code in boot/i386/mkbootdisk (on openSUSE media) of which your script is apparently derived looks like:
system "cp $opt_syslinux $src/ldlinux.sys" and die "error: no syslinux?\n";
$boot_disks = get_disk_number $src; $boot_disks = 2 if $boot_disks < 2;
unlink "$src/ldlinux.sys";
and here the copying is done to calculate the number of required (floppy) boot disks.
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu: qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk> to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios. Steffen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
Hi,
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
flash drive for opensuse 11 and while looking over the code I don't understand the purpose of following code
system "cp $opt_syslinux $src/ldlinux.sys" and die "error: no syslinux?\n"; system "ls $src|grep ld";
$boot_disks = 2;
unlink "$src/ldlinux.sys"; system "ls $src|grep ld";
Why copy the ldlinux.sys file and then immediately delete it?
well, the original code in boot/i386/mkbootdisk (on openSUSE media) of which your script is apparently derived looks like:
Thanks. This script, minus the print STDERR I addded actually comes from this website: http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive
system "cp $opt_syslinux $src/ldlinux.sys" and die "error: no syslinux?\n";
$boot_disks = get_disk_number $src; $boot_disks = 2 if $boot_disks < 2;
unlink "$src/ldlinux.sys";
and here the copying is done to calculate the number of required (floppy) boot disks.
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu:
qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk>
to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios.
Steffen
on the system we are trying to boot on? My syslinux is from SuSE 93, if that matters. Ruben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu:
qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk>
to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios.
on the system we are trying to boot on? My syslinux is from SuSE 93, if that matters.
On any; doesn't matter. Steffen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu:
qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk>
to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios.
on the system we are trying to boot on? My syslinux is from SuSE 93, if that matters.
On any; doesn't matter.
thanks evidently I don't have that on 9.4 Ruben
Steffen
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Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu:
qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk>
to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios.
on the system we are trying to boot on? My syslinux is from SuSE 93, if that matters.
On any; doesn't matter.
Steffen
OK - I downloaded it from the 9.3 repository and it just says the same thing HDD EBOIS Boot Failed How do I debug this? Ruben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Ruben Safir wrote:
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
and try to boot from the install flash disk (which is an 8g scandisk cruzer micro) it doesn't boot and just says EBIOS HDD
An easy check would be to try it with qemu:
qemu -hda /dev/<usb_disk>
to get an idea whether the disk is wrong or your bios.
on the system we are trying to boot on? My syslinux is from SuSE 93, if that matters.
On any; doesn't matter.
Steffen
OK on SuSE 9.3 it seems that there was a problem with the mkfs.vfat which didn't allow it to boot. I loaded the live version of 11 and syslinux din't recognize the file system despite the fact that it could be mounted and read. I reformated under the live disk and recopied everying and ran the sane mksuseboot script and everything went fine. Now I just need to figure out how to get everying working on my EEE PC. Ruben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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