[manjaro-dev] Fwd: Re: Arch boot problem

[Carl Duff]

Will do - thanks for the links.

My layman intuition is starting to suspect that the issue may be linked to
the implementation of *Syslinux 6.02 multi-fs*.

This post on your forum may also be related:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1346285

Best Wishes,

Carl

On 6 November 2013 15:04, Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386 at yahoo.com.ar>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> No.
>
> @Carl: Please report to http://bugzilla.syslinux.org/ in ISOLINUX to be
> specific, and maybe also sent a message to syslinux mailing-lists. Thanks.
>
> Good Luck
>
> On 11/06/2013 09:34 AM, Allan McRae wrote:
> > Gerardo,
> >
> > Do you have any insight into this?
> >
> > Allan
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject:      Re: Arch boot problem
> > Date:         Wed, 6 Nov 2013 11:40:35 +0000
> > From:         Carl Duff <cdrw2400 at gmail.com>
> > To:   Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org>
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Allan,
> >
> > I believe so, although my Linux skills are far too poor at present to
> > provide any more detailed information.
> >
> > Our 0.8.7 release installs fine via CD/DVD on non-UEFI systems, whilst
> > 0.8.8 RC2 does not. I believe there was an update to SysLinux 6 in this
> > time, but cannot say if this is related.
> >
> > Issue was verified by Phil, and both of us used multiple burners at
> > multiple speeds. Same issue with the latest Arch ISO. As Datasticks
> > (using dd) work fine, I don't think it's a BIOS problem at our end.
> >
> > By the way, won't make a habit of going through you with matters like
> this.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > On 6 November 2013 04:28, Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org
> > <mailto:allan at archlinux.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Thanks.   I have forwarded this on to the relevant people.
> >
> >     Does your "same for Manjaro" indicate this is an issue brought in
> with a
> >     software update?
> >
> >     Allan
> >
> >     On 04/11/13 05:23, Carl Duff wrote:
> >     > Also the same issue with i686 systems.
> >     >
> >     > PS - ever find yourself in London, I know a lovely Woodoven pizza
> >     place.
> >     >
> >     > Carl
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On 3 November 2013 18:15, Carl Duff <cdrw2400 at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:cdrw2400 at gmail.com>
> >     > <mailto:cdrw2400 at gmail.com <mailto:cdrw2400 at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     Hi Allan,
> >     >
> >     >     Just to let you know that the latest Arch ISO is unlikely to
> boot
> >     >     from CD / DVD on non-UEFI 64-bit machines. Try it, and you'll
> get
> >     >     the following error message: *ISOLINUX 6.02 ETCDisolinux: Disk
> >     error
> >     >     01, AX = 4279, drive FE*
> >     >     *
> >     >     *
> >     >     Should still work if using a usb data stick. Same for Manjaro.
> >     >
> >     >     Apologies if someone has already raised this elsewhere; I do
> not
> >     >     frequent the Arch forums.
> >     >
> >     >     Carl
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
> \cos^2\alpha + \sin^2\alpha = 1
>
>
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