SYSLINUX on fat32 USB-Stick partition ?

Vilius · 05-07-2010, 12:10 AM

Hello,

Using SYSLINUX 3.86
From changelog:

Quote:

Changes in 3.00
SYSLINUX: Support FAT32 and EDD.

Could someone confirm that SYSLINUX could be installed on fat32 partition ?

So I formated my USB-Stick as fat32 and tried to install SYSLINUX from windows:

Code:

>syslinux.exe -m -a -d / f:

And I got GUI error message:

Code:

The wrong volume is in the drive. Please insert volume USB2 into drive F:.

I have no trouble installing like this on fat16.

I could try to install from linux environment..
Anybody have any idea why this is happening ?

thanks
Vilius

hda7 · 05-07-2010, 11:05 AM

I've never installed syslinux from windows, but I have from Linux. It worked perfectly. Try a Linux install.

Vilius · 05-07-2010, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hda7

I've never installed syslinux from windows, but I have from Linux. It worked perfectly. Try a Linux install.

Hi,

You mean on fat32 partition ?

V

jefro · 05-07-2010, 03:07 PM

Yes syslinux can support fat32

All I have ever used was syslinux F:

hda7 · 05-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vilius

Hi,

You mean on fat32 partition ?

V

Yes. I was experimenting with a linux distro, and I installed it on a fat32 flash drive. It installed without errors.