[boot scriptor] Re: Some Questions - floppy images
- From: "jmblack" <jmblack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bscript@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:41:10 -0600
>=20
> >Isolinux will return this error if your disk image is not an=20
> allowable
> >size (1.2Mb, 1.44Mb, or 2.88Mb), or if the image's boot=20
> sector does not
> >appear bootable (boot signature 0xAA55 not found). So I think the
> >problem lies in your disk image.
>=20
> OK, i will look at.
> Is Diskemu and Memdisk so much more Fault tolerant?
>=20
> The strange thing is that most Images are made from real=20
> Floppys using Rawread.
>=20
> If i wont find out, may i send you a diskimage ?
> It maybe will only contain a Command.com and i will compress=20
> it, so the Image shoult be under 100K
The floppy images MUST be uncompressed. isolinux, memdisk and diskemu
are all going to want an image that is exactly 1440k (720k/1440k/2880k
depending on the size of the floppy your bullding)
Compressed images might give you the problems you describe.
-Jeff
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