[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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