linux-kernel - Re: Problems with edd

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:13:46 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Keith Roberts <keith@...sites.net>
CC:	devzero@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problems with edd

Keith Roberts wrote:
>>
>> I have put in syslinux 3.70-pre16 code to print the source of this 
>> message.  You may want to try to grab isolinux from this release and 
>> update your CD image to get some useful debugging info out of this.
>>
>>     -hpa
> 
> Not being a kernel guru, I'm not sure how to do that hpa?
> 
> Where do I get isolinux from please?
> 

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/Testing/syslinux-3.70-pre16.tar.bz2

> how do I update my CD image?

You will need to run mkisofs with the same options used to generate the 
image.

In a pinch, if you can point me to the original ISO I could try to 
doctor it.

> I'm willing to give this a try if it will sort out the problem.

That would be useful.  This is potentially a previously unreported BIOS 
issue which might have a straightforward workaround, so I'm eager to get 
the data.

	-hpa
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