[manjaro-dev] Fwd: Re: Arch boot problem
Philip Müller
philm at manjaro.org
Wed Nov 6 20:17:34 CET 2013
I think it should simply work. I might have to modify manjaroiso once
more to get the old isolinux menu running.
I adapted to syslinux 6-series. Lets see what is needed for syslinux
4-series to be restored ...
Currently I'm compiling some kernels.
Am 06.11.2013 20:14, schrieb Carl Duff:
> Checked pre3, RC1, RC2, and this seems to be correct.
>
> If you make the change, then I will test the ISO thoroughly, both in a
> VM and for real ASAP. Just let me know when.
>
> We (as in people who know about this stuff) will also have to think of
> any possible long-term ramifications...
>
> Carl
>
>
> On 6 November 2013 19:06, Philip Müller <philm at manjaro.org
> <mailto:philm at manjaro.org>> wrote:
>
> If I'm correct we have followed versions of syslinux used for our
> images:
>
> 0.8.7.1 <http://0.8.7.1>: syslinux 4.07-1
> 0.8.8pre3: syslinux 4.07-1
> 0.8.8rc1: syslinux 6.02-3
> 0.8.8rc2: syslinux 6.02-4
>
> So I can create a new package called syslinux4 we can use for our
> livecd and see what happens.
>
> Am 06.11.2013 17:03, schrieb 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 <mailto: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
>> <mailto:cdrw2400 at gmail.com>>
>> > To: Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org
>> <mailto: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>
>> > <mailto: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>>
>> > > <mailto: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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