On an older notebook, Syslinux fails when trying to boot bare.i from floppy. Talking with the syslinux folks, they think its an A20 problem (and not worth the bother of fixing). [I've verified this as a syslinux problem with other distributions other than Slackware.]
I have found, however, that GRUB works without problem. (Don't know about LILO, however.)
Is it feasible to change the booter and rebuild bare.i? I presume I'll need the sources and build procedures and may need to twiddle things a bit to make everything fit.
Suggestions appreciated.