[SOLVED]Syslinux bios incompatibility ?

Hi,
I'm trying to install my x120e with syslinux and btrfs ,but actually that doesn't matter because i don't have the menu.
It's like there is nothing in the mbr of the disk.
Only the root is btrfs , the /boot is ext2 because i though it was a btrfs problem...but still nothing.
So, i take an old disk and boot arch on it with a grub, and then do a qemu on the disk in the laptop and the syslinux menu shows up !
What made me think it may be a bios incompatibility problem ... i tried the stupid option of extlinux but did not work.
I'm out of idea , do someone knows a solution ?
Thanks
Edit: syslinux doesnt find the partition when it's logical, like old time....so get back with a primary boot partition. And if that can help someone, you can't boot syslinux wiith the orignal mbr that allows to select recovery from bios boot option !
Last edited by pfdm (2011-11-13 16:52:31)

MisterAnderson wrote:Was your /boot partition marked as active/boot in the mbr?
Yes..that's the first thing you look at when it doesn't work !

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Ok, just went through a lot of problems with recent update. Here's the problem:
I updates syslinux from 4.07-1 to 6.02-3 and got a broken boot menu kernel panic.
In 4.07-1 all syslinux modules are symlinked as follows:
chain.c32 -> /usr/lib/syslinux/chain.c32
rest of the modules follow suit
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chain.c32 -> /usr/lib/syslinux/bios//chain.c32
And yes, the double slash IS there. I don't know if this is some magic that I'm unaware of.
Here's the relevant fragment of pacman.log.
[2013-10-20 17:39] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2013-10-20 17:39] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2013-10-20 17:39] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-10-20 17:40] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syuw cups-pdf'
[2013-10-20 17:40] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2013-10-20 17:40] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-10-20 17:53] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Su cups-pdf'
[2013-10-20 17:53] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] removed bluez4 (4.101-3)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] removed heirloom-mailx (12.5-3)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded tzdata (2013d-1 -> 2013g-1)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generating locales...
[2013-10-20 17:57] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] pl_PL.UTF-8... done
[2013-10-20 17:57] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generation complete.
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded glibc (2.18-4 -> 2.18-5)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded gcc-libs (4.8.1-3 -> 4.8.2-1)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded db (5.3.21-1 -> 5.3.21-2)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded pambase (20130113-1 -> 20130928-1)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded pam (1.1.6-4 -> 1.1.8-1)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded libcups (1.6.3-1 -> 1.6.4-1)
[2013-10-20 17:57] [PACMAN] upgraded freetype2 (2.5.0.1-1 -> 2.5.0.1-2)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] updating font cache... done.
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded fontconfig (2.10.95-1 -> 2.11.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded poppler (0.24.1-1 -> 0.24.2-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded qpdf (5.0.0-1 -> 5.0.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded cups-filters (1.0.38-1 -> 1.0.40-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded dbus (1.6.14-1 -> 1.6.16-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded libffi (3.0.13-3 -> 3.0.13-4)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded glib2 (2.36.4-1 -> 2.38.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded kbd (2.0.0-1 -> 2.0.0-2)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM] warning: directory permissions differ on /var/log/journal/
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[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded systemd (207-3 -> 208-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM] warning: /etc/cups/cupsd.conf installed as /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.pacnew
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded cups (1.6.3-1 -> 1.6.4-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -------------------------------------------------
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] To use cups-pdf, restart cups and visit the cups
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] web interface at http://localhost:631/
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2013-10-20 17:58] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] You can now add a "Virtual Printer (PDF Printer)"
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[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded accountsservice (0.6.34-2 -> 0.6.35-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded atk (2.8.0-1 -> 2.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded gdk-pixbuf2 (2.28.2-1 -> 2.30.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded gtk-update-icon-cache (2.24.20-1 -> 2.24.22-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded harfbuzz (0.9.19-1 -> 0.9.22-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded pango (1.34.1-1 -> 1.36.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded at-spi2-core (2.8.0-1 -> 2.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded at-spi2-atk (2.8.1-1 -> 2.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded wayland (1.2.1-1 -> 1.3.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded gtk3 (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.2-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded librsvg (1:2.37.0-1 -> 1:2.40.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded gconf (3.2.6-2 -> 3.2.6-3)
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[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded libsecret (0.15-2 -> 0.16-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded icu (51.2-1 -> 52.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (0.9.19-1 -> 0.9.22-1)
[2013-10-20 17:58] [PACMAN] upgraded webkitgtk (2.0.4-1 -> 2.2.0-2)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded devhelp (3.8.2-2 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded desktop-file-utils (0.21-1 -> 0.22-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded glade (3.15.0-1 -> 3.16.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded file (5.14-1 -> 5.15-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded serf (1.3.0-1 -> 1.3.1-2)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded subversion (1.8.1-2 -> 1.8.3-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded neon (0.29.6-4 -> 0.30.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-icon-theme-symbolic (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-icon-theme (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded vala (0.20.1-1 -> 0.22.0-1)
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[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded baobab (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded boost-libs (1.54.0-3 -> 1.54.0-4)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded v4l-utils (0.9.5-2 -> 1.0.0-2)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-good (1.0.10-1 -> 1.2.0-1)
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[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded cython (0.19.1-2 -> 0.19.2-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded brltty (4.5-4 -> 4.5-5)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded cantarell-fonts (0.0.14-1 -> 0.0.15-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded cdparanoia (10.2-4 -> 10.2-5)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded libltdl (2.4.2-10 -> 2.4.2-11)
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[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded nautilus-sendto (3.8.0-2 -> 3.8.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded cheese (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 17:59] [PACMAN] upgraded gmp (5.1.2-1 -> 5.1.3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded cloog (0.18.0-2 -> 0.18.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded device-mapper (2.02.100-1 -> 2.02.103-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded popt (1.16-6 -> 1.16-7)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded cryptsetup (1.6.2-1 -> 1.6.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded dialog (1.2_20130902-1 -> 1.2_20131001-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded dosbox (0.74-5 -> 0.74-6)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded libgee (0.10.4-1 -> 0.12.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded gcr (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-online-accounts (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-2)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded nspr (4.10-2 -> 4.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded nss (3.15.1-1 -> 3.15.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded libgweather (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded evolution-data-server (3.8.5-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] installed zeitgeist (0.9.14-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded folks (0.9.2-1 -> 0.9.5-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] installed geoclue2 (1.99.4-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] installed geocode-glib (3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] installed libchamplain (0.12.5-2)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded empathy (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-mako (0.8.1-2 -> 0.9.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded gobject-introspection (1.36.0-1 -> 1.38.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded libpeas (1.8.1-1 -> 1.9.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded eog (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-themes-standard (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded epiphany (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded poppler-glib (0.24.1-1 -> 0.24.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded evince (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.0-2)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded evolution (3.8.5-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded fakeroot (1.19-1 -> 1.20-1)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded ffmpeg (1:2.0.1-1 -> 1:2.0.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:00] [PACMAN] upgraded p7zip (9.20.1-7 -> 9.20.1-8)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded file-roller (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded five-or-more (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded four-in-a-row (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gcc (4.8.1-3 -> 4.8.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gdbm (1.10-1 -> 1.10-2)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gjs (1.36.1-2 -> 1.38.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] installed bluez (5.9-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-bluetooth (3.8.1-2 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-menus (3.8.0-2 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded upower (0.9.20-2 -> 0.9.22-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-session (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gtk2 (2.24.20-1 -> 2.24.22-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded pygobject-devel (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-gobject (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded ibus (1.5.3-2 -> 1.5.4-1)
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[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded xorg-server (1.14.3-1 -> 1.14.3-2)
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[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gtksourceview3 (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded python-cairo (1.10.0-2 -> 1.10.0-3)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded python-gobject (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gedit (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] installed libspiro (20071029-3)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gegl (0.2.0-9 -> 0.2.0-10)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded glibmm (2.36.2-1 -> 2.38.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-backgrounds (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-calculator (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-chess (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-clocks (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded mash (0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.0-3)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-color-manager (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-contacts (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded libwbclient (4.0.9-1 -> 4.1.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:01] [PACMAN] upgraded talloc (2.0.8-1 -> 2.0.8-2)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded smbclient (4.0.9-1 -> 4.1.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] installed libgnomekbd (3.6.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-control-center (3.8.5-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded yelp-xsl (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded yelp (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-devel-docs (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-dictionary (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded udisks2 (2.1.1-1 -> 2.1.1-3)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-disk-utility (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded tracker (0.16.2-1 -> 0.16.2-3)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded grilo (0.2.6-1 -> 0.2.7-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] installed gnome-online-miners (3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-documents (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.0-2)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-font-viewer (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-getting-started-docs (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-keyring (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-klotski (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-mahjongg (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-mines (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-nibbles (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-photos (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-robots (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-screenshot (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:02] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-shell-extensions (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-sudoku (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-system-log (3.8.1-1 -> 3.9.90-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gtkmm3 (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-system-monitor (3.8.2.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-terminal (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-tetravex (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-user-docs (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-user-share (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnome-weather (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gnupg (2.0.21-1 -> 2.0.22-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] installed python-bsddb (6.0.0-2)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gramps (2:4.0.1-3 -> 2:4.0.1-5)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded graphviz (2.32.0-2 -> 2.34.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded grilo-plugins (0.2.9-1 -> 0.2.9-2)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gssdp (0.14.4-1 -> 0.14.5-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gucharmap (3.8.2-2 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gupnp (0.20.5-1 -> 0.20.7-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gupnp-av (0.12.2-1 -> 0.12.3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded gvfs (1.16.3-2 -> 1.18.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] installed s-nail (14.4.4-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded iagno (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded imagemagick (6.8.6.9-1 -> 6.8.7.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded inkscape (0.48.4-10 -> 0.48.4-11)
[2013-10-20 18:03] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk-headless (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded jdk7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded qt4 (4.8.5-2 -> 4.8.5-3)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded soprano (2.9.3-1 -> 2.9.4-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded qtwebkit (2.3.2-1 -> 2.3.3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded kdelibs (4.11.1-1 -> 4.11.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-acl (2.2.52-1 -> 2.2.52-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] updating font cache... done.
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-fontconfig (2.10.95-1.1 -> 2.11.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-glibc (2.18-4 -> 2.18-5)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-gcc-libs (4.8.1-3 -> 4.8.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-libcups (1.6.3-1 -> 1.6.4-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libgnome-keyring (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libmariadbclient (5.5.32-2 -> 5.5.33.a-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] installed openal (1.15.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libmikmod (3.2.0-1 -> 3.3.3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libnautilus-extension (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] installed lua51 (5.1.5-3)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] installed lua51-socket (2.0.2-5)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] installed lua51-bitop (1.0.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] installed lua51-expat (1.2.0-4)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libquvi-scripts (0.4.16-1 -> 0.9.20131012-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libquvi (0.4.1-2 -> 0.9.3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-pl (4.1.1-1 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-common (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-base (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-calc (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-draw (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-gnome (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-impress (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-kde4 (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-math (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded postgresql-libs (9.2.4-2 -> 9.3.1-3)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-postgresql-connector (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:04] [PACMAN] upgraded make (3.82-6 -> 4.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-sdk (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-sdk-doc (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-writer (4.1.1-2 -> 4.1.2-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded libsasl (2.1.26-4 -> 2.1.26-6)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded tar (1.26-4 -> 1.27-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded libtool (2.4.2-10 -> 2.4.2-11)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded lightsoff (3.8.0-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.11.6-1-ARCH
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.11.6-1-ARCH
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2013-10-20 18:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.11.1-1 -> 3.11.6-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded lirc-utils (1:0.9.0-60 -> 1:0.9.0-64)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded logrotate (3.8.6-1 -> 3.8.7-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.100-1 -> 2.02.103-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded m4 (1.4.16-3 -> 1.4.17-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded man-pages (3.53-1 -> 3.54-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded mousetweaks (3.8.0-2 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded mpfr (3.1.2-1 -> 3.1.2.p3-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded nautilus (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded nvidia (325.15-7 -> 325.15-10)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded python-atspi (2.8.0-1 -> 2.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded orca (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded p11-kit (0.18.4-1 -> 0.20.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-lwp-mediatypes (6.02-1 -> 6.02-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-http-daemon (6.01-1 -> 6.01-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-www-robotrules (6.02-1 -> 6.02-2)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-atspi (2.8.0-1 -> 2.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded quadrapassel (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded raptor (2.0.10-2 -> 2.0.10-3)
[2013-10-20 18:05] [PACMAN] upgraded rtkit (0.11-2 -> 0.11-4)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded rygel (0.18.4-1 -> 0.20.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded sane (1.0.23-7 -> 1.0.24-2)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded seahorse (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded sudo (1.8.7-1 -> 1.8.8-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded sushi (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded swell-foop (3.8.2-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM] warning: /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg installed as /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg.pacnew
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Syslinux BIOS update successful
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] If you used syslinux-install_update to install syslinux:
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> If you want to use syslinux with menu and all modules please rerun
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> # /usr/bin/syslinux-install_update -i -a -m
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] If you manually installed syslinux:
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Please copy or symlink all .c32 modules to your /boot/syslinux directory.
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> If (/ and /boot on seperate fs):
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> # cp /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> If (/ and /boot on same fs):
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> # ln -s /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded syslinux (4.07-1 -> 6.02-3)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded systemd-sysvcompat (207-3 -> 208-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded tali (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded texinfo (5.1-1 -> 5.2-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded totem (3.8.2-2 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded unrar (1:4.2.4-1 -> 1:5.0.12-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed celt0.5.1 (0.5.1.3-2)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed libaio (0.3.109-6)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed libiscsi (1.7.0-2)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] vde config files should be placed in /etc/vde, sample files are provided.
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] iptables and dhcpd sample files have been installed to '/usr/share/vde2'.
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Merge those examples, if needed to the according config files.
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed vde2 (2.3.2-4)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed libcacard (1.6.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed usbredir (0.6-3)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] installed spice-gtk3 (0.21-2)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded vinagre (3.8.3-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded vino (3.8.1-1 -> 3.10.1-1)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] In order to use the new version, reload all virtualbox modules manually.
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded virtualbox-host-modules (4.2.18-3 -> 4.2.18-7)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded virtualbox (4.2.18-1 -> 4.2.18-2)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded wget (1.14-2 -> 1.14-3)
[2013-10-20 18:06] [PACMAN] upgraded wine (1.7.2-1 -> 1.7.4-1)
I managed to downgrade the whole system, so it works now.
I tried to reproduce this on a virtual machine, but with no success.
Maybe someone can give me a little insight on this.
This is all, have a nice day.

[SOLVED]SYSLINUX - dual bot arch and gento - fail

Hi
I am experimenting with gentoo (well not just yet and i can not boot the gentoo kernel. Gentoo is on partition /dev/sda6 and doesn't have a boot flag. Partitinon /dev/sda1 has a boot flag. I don't have a separate boot partition. Gentoo kernel was compiled with genkernel. When i choose gentoo from syslinux menu nothing happens. Menu just refreshes. If i press ESC and write down gentoo then it complains about not finding image ...
I didn't install syslinux on gentoo.
Here is my syslinux.cfg:
LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=UUID=9f8eadcf-69e5-4786-869c-94cafcfff567 ro
INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
LABEL gentoo
MENU LABEL gentoo
LINUX /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
APPEND root=UUID=9ea3ac89-3b72-458a-95fc-61095ea52cc4 ro
INITRD /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
I have also followed arch wiki about chainloading and this is my syslinux.cfg from gentoo partition:
timeout 10
ui menu.c32
label gentoo
linux /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
append root=UUID=9ea3ac89-3b72-458a-95fc-61095ea52cc4 ro quiet
label MAIN
com32 chain.c32
append hd0 0
EDIT:
SOLVED by this config changes:
syslinux.cfg on /dev/sda1 (arch)
LABEL gentoo
MENU LABEL gentoo
COM32 chain.c32
APPEND hd0 6
syslinux.cfg on /dev/sda6 (gentoo):
TIMEOUT 10
UI menu.c32
LABEL gentoo
MENU LABEL gentoo
LINUX /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
INITRD /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-3.8.13-gentoo
APPEND root=UUID=9ea3ac89-3b72-458a-95fc-61095ea52cc4 ro quiet
LABEL MAIN
COM32 chain.c32
APPEND hd0 0
Any ideas?
Last edited by Shark (2013-06-16 19:37:45)

Sorry, I actually just fixed it on my own, it turns out my BIOS settings were a bit... weird. For some reason I didn't have my windows drive listed and it tried to boot a USB drive I had plugged into my computer. I just had to fix the drive order and it worked fine. Sorry about starting a fairly useless discussion.

[SOLVED] Syslinux : Missing OS

Hello
On booting, Syslinux show me this error message : `Missing OS`
After, the BIOS displays its `Operating System not found` error message.
Syslinux is is properly installed (MBR right, /boot (/dev/sda1) is flagged bootable, with Syslinux on it, all this tested with HDT).
I have NOT a GPT :
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60022480896 bytes, 117231408 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 64259 32098+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 64260 3968054 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 3968055 117231407 56631676+ 83 Linux
Disk /dev/mapper/arch_root-image: 1490 MB, 1490026496 bytes, 2910208 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
`syslinux-install_update -im` worked well.
I have a Phoenix BIOS.
Thanks for your help
Last edited by xcodexif (2013-11-01 16:52:38)

Done, but nothing more.
Here is my syslinux.cfg
# Config file for Syslinux -
# /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
# Comboot modules:
# * menu.c32 - provides a text menu
# * vesamenu.c32 - provides a graphical menu
# * chain.c32 - chainload MBRs, partition boot sectors, Windows bootloaders
# * hdt.c32 - hardware detection tool
# * reboot.c32 - reboots the system
# To Use: Copy the respective files from /usr/lib/syslinux to /boot/syslinux.
# If /usr and /boot are on the same file system, symlink the files instead
# of copying them.
# If you do not use a menu, a 'boot:' prompt will be shown and the system
# will boot automatically after 5 seconds.
# Please review the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux
# The wiki provides further configuration examples
DEFAULT arch
PROMPT 0 # Set to 1 if you always want to display the boot: prompt
TIMEOUT 50
# You can create syslinux keymaps with the keytab-lilo tool
#KBDMAP de.ktl
# Menu Configuration
# Either menu.c32 or vesamenu32.c32 must be copied to /boot/syslinux
UI menu.c32
#UI vesamenu.c32
# Refer to http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/menu
MENU TITLE Arch Linux
#MENU BACKGROUND splash.png
MENU COLOR border 30;44 #40ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR title 1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR sel 7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all
MENU COLOR unsel 37;44 #50ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR help 37;40 #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout_msg 37;40 #80ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout 1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR msg07 37;40 #90ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR tabmsg 31;40 #30ffffff #00000000 std
# boot sections follow
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/sda1 rw
INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
LABEL archfallback
MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/sda1 rw
INITRD ../initramfs-linux-fallback.img
#LABEL windows
# MENU LABEL Windows
# COM32 chain.c32
# APPEND hd0 1
LABEL hdt
MENU LABEL HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
COM32 hdt.c32
LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Reboot
COM32 reboot.c32
LABEL poweroff
MENU LABEL Poweroff
COM32 poweroff.c32

[Solved]Syslinux "booting... boot error" when booting Windows 7

Hello, I've set up my computer to dual boot windows and arch. Windows is on a separate hard drive and I was able to configure syslinux with a boot menu allowing me to select Windows at startup. For a long time this has worked without any problems whatsoever, but this morning I tried selecting windows and I got what is probably the most vague error message I have ever seen.
"Booting...
Boot Error"
According to this post this problem comes in when the ldsyslinux.sys file cannot be found. Unfortunately I was not able to use his suggested fix
syslinux -U /dev/sdb1
I wasn't aware that there was a -U flag for syslinux and after checking it seems that there isn't one.
Last edited by samstr (2014-11-26 04:48:55)

Sorry, I actually just fixed it on my own, it turns out my BIOS settings were a bit... weird. For some reason I didn't have my windows drive listed and it tried to boot a USB drive I had plugged into my computer. I just had to fix the drive order and it worked fine. Sorry about starting a fairly useless discussion.

[SOLVED] Syslinux, how to change colors?

I have successfully installed syslinux, however I would like to change its colors, especially the background color and I like it black.
I have already visited the syslinux wiki and off course the arch's wiki and I have a proper syslinux.cfg, but the "MENU COLOR screen 30;40 #ffffffff #ffffffff none" option does not change the background to black.
Am I doing anything wrong?
EDIT: I marked this solved because my problem was this white block and now I fixed by just appending a vga=current in the kernel line.
Last edited by twilight0 (2011-10-31 23:45:43)

Sorry for the delay, I was pretty occupied earlier this week.
I tested your setting by changing UI to menu.c32 and replace my MENU section with the one you gave me.
Haven't tried the resolution you have so changed MENU VSHIFT to 10 and removed MENU HSHIFT still a bit
"off the screen" with the menu but I get a black background behind the blue menu.
I'm running syslinux-git from aur: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44890

[SOLVED] Syslinux. Installing bootloader.

Hello, I have an Acer Aspire M3-581TG, which comes with 20Gb mSSD and 500Gb HDD. For some reason mSSD can't be bootable, so if I try to install any operating system with automatic installation on this drive, it creates MBR boot sector on my HDD. I wonder, how do I install bootloader manually and which partiotion should I mark as boot if my partitioning looks like this
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0007a51a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 976771071 488384512 83 Linux
for the HDD with /home directory and
Disk /dev/sdb: 20.0 GB, 20014718976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2433 cylinders, total 39091248 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a6c4c
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2048 2000895 999424 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb2 2000896 39090175 18544640 83 Linux
for mSSD with swap and /
If I create separate /boot partiotion on my HDD
syslinux-install_update -i -a -m
works fine, but I want the system to be fully on mSSD.
P.S. Why did Ubuntu mark my /home partition as bootable?
Last edited by IamPr377y (2013-09-12 09:16:00)

mostlyharmles wrote:MBR convention holds that the first partition of the first hard drive should have the MBR on it, and to make life easier it's a good idea to have the bootloader there too. This is just how BIOS works and there is no way around that as far as I know. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Master_Boot_Record
From what I understand from your post you are trying to install everything on the mSSD. As indicated by /dev/sda your HDD is your first hard drive. You will have to put the bootloader on it and point it to the operating system on the mSSD.
No, the MBR is not part of a partition, it's on the first sector of the drive.
And there's no reason you can't have the bootloader on the second (etc.) partition, or on sdb (etc.). As far as the drive goes, what matters is that your BIOS can be configured to boot from it.
Last edited by alphaniner (2013-09-11 20:02:47)

[Solved] Syslinux + GPT on SSD

Hello all,
I've been trying to install arch for the past 3 days without success. I have a thinkpad x230 with an M4 SSD on which I want to install the configuration stated in the title. I've managed to install Windows and LMDE on this disk in less than 30 min. But I don't want these.
So the steps I take are:
- Use gdisk to create the GUID partition. 'o' option, then two 'n' options to create the /boot (sdc1) - around 100mb-, and / (sdc2) -around 118GB- partitions. Both as Linux Filesystem.
- Format them with the ext4 filesystem.
- Mount sdc2 on /mnt and sdc1 on /mnt/boot
-Install the base base-devel filesystem.
- Generate fstab.
- Arch-chroot.
- Create an initial ramdisk environment (I skip all the language, locale and network config for now).
- pacman S syslinux. And edit the config file.
- sgdisk /dev/sdc1 --attributes=1:set:2 *here is where I think it fails
- dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/sdc1
And then I reboot, and it won't boot syslinux at all. No idea what am I missing...
Edit: forgot to mention. The BIOS works both as UEFI or Legacy. THe first two days I tried the UEFI route without success, now I'm trying the normal BIOS option since it seems simpler.
Last edited by kemoryan (2012-08-16 01:13:01)

So the SSD is now in the first SATA slot? Great. Then it will show up as "/dev/sdb" from a LiveUSB and as "/dev/sda" when you're booting from the drive. Ok, so the boot flag and the MBR boot code are set. What about the files? Were they ever installed? Because I don't see any indication of it in the initial post. Maybe you just forgot. Pop in the Arch install media and run:
# mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
# mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/boot
# arch-chroot /mnt
# mkdir /boot/syslinux
# extlinux --install /boot/syslinux
This is congruent with the manual install, btw. Basically: files, legacy_boot flag and gptmbr.bin.
Screenshot from Parted Magic 2012.05.30:
If you're booting with BIOS compatibility you should definitely use this flag.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GP … er_Support
Syslinux requires the /boot partition to be marked as "Legacy BIOS Bootable" GPT attribute (legacy_boot flag in GNU Parted) to identify the partition containing the syslinux boot files by its MBR boot code gptmbr.bin.

[SOLVED] syslinux menu just keeps looping

The computer boots, the syslinux menu shows up, and selecting the Arch partition nothing happens. Syslinux counts down to zero and just keeps looping.
syslinux.cfg
DEFAULT arch
PROMPT 0 # Set to 1 if you always want to display the boot: prompt
TIMEOUT 50
# You can create syslinux keymaps with the keytab-lilo tool
#KBDMAP de.ktl
# Menu Configuration
# Either menu.c32 or vesamenu32.c32 must be copied to /boot/syslinux
UI menu.c32
#UI vesamenu.c32
# Refer to http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/menu
MENU TITLE Arch Linux
#MENU BACKGROUND splash.png
MENU COLOR border 30;44 #40ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR title 1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR sel 7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all
MENU COLOR unsel 37;44 #50ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR help 37;40 #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout_msg 37;40 #80ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout 1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR msg07 37;40 #90ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR tabmsg 31;40 #30ffffff #00000000 std
LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=UUID=55f7071d-93b2-4b34-9119-d41bc3c33225 ro
INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
LABEL archfallback
MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=UUID=55f7071d-93b2-4b34-9119-d41bc3c33225 ro
INITRD ../initramfs-linux-fallback.img
LABEL hdt
MENU LABEL HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
COM32 hdt.c32
LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Reboot
COM32 reboot.c32
LABEL off
MENU LABEL Power Off
COMBOOT poweroff.com
Last edited by boast (2012-10-23 23:37:27)

If you solved it, it would be nice to post what you did for the benefit of others.

[SOLVED] SysLinux Not Found on MacbookAir

Hello,
As you probably can guess from the title, I cannot get syslinux to be picked up by the bios on my Macbook Air. On boot-up Syslinux cannot be detected by the bios as at all.
I have installed arch on more computers then I can count but never on a macbook or a gpt disk so maybe it may have something to do with my partitioning or something.
Here is a screenshot of my partition layout:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/116 … okDisk.png
I also installed syslinux by installing gptfdisk and then using the automatic installer and no errors occurred.
Any Suggestions?
Regards
DoctorZeus
Last edited by doctorzeus (2014-12-11 17:57:33)

ackt1c wrote:
Sorry I don't keep irc logs.
But you can toggle bootable devices in
cfdisk
Make sure to write.
Thanks for the reply but I tried before but it doesn't allow me to set any partitions on the drive as bootable as the option isn't even available (I assumed it was because it has a gpt disk)?
DoctorZeus
Last edited by doctorzeus (2014-12-09 17:15:05)

[SOLVED] Syslinux.cfg changes not taking effect

When I first switched from grub to syslinux, I discovered that my system won't boot properly without a nomodeset command in the boot line (actually I knew that; it was also in grub but I installed that 5 years ago and long since forgot). It worked great.
A few weeks later, I had some trouble with the virtual terminal after X started, and someone suggested adding vga={x} to the boot command. I did that, but as it turns out the one I picked wasn't supported by my graphics card/monitor: Whenever I boot, it says to press {enter} to choose from available modes.
I found one that worked well, and added it to syslinux.cfg, saved my work, and rebooted. It *still* complains about the previous mode and makes me choose a proper one. I have rechecked that my new value is in syslinux.cfg and rebooted countless times since then, and the new values just won't take.
Is there something else I need to do after editing syslinux.cfg? The man page and wiki page are extremely thorough on initial installation and configuration, but not so much on making later changes.
Last edited by WyoPBS (2013-05-15 17:18:15)

When I change label values in syslinux.cfg the new label appears, so I am 100% positive I'm editing the right file on the right partition.
However, I found the answer -- When the list of modes pops up and I key in 313, the boot console is reading that as 0x313. When I have "vga=313" in the cfg file, syslinux reads that as 313 decimal which is 0x139, an invalid mode. It just never occurred to me that the mode menu was presenting hex values... Just had to change it to vga=0x313 and all is well.

[solved] syslinux woes: the return of grub

I spoke too soon.
After a reboot I get
grub>
prompt.
grub is already removed and so is /boot/grub. What's going on?
When I tried to boot the kernel (vmlinuz-linux), with the grub prompt, I got
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root to an unknown-block (0,0)
I've reinstalled syslinux, edited syslinux.cfg and run
# /usr/sbin/syslinux-install_update -iam
Syslinux install successful
Boot Flag Set - /dev/sda1
Installed MBR (/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin) to /dev/sda
again.
Any idea what might have gone wrong? How am I supposed to get rid of grub? Google wasn't of much help.
Last edited by karol (2012-10-29 16:02:50)

jasonwryan wrote:It's academic I know, but we never did get to see your syslinux.cfg, did we? Or did I miss it in one or the other of these threads?
It's not academic, it's the right way :-)
# Config file for Syslinux -
# /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
# Comboot modules:
# * menu.c32 - provides a text menu
# * vesamenu.c32 - provides a graphical menu
# * chain.c32 - chainload MBRs, partition boot sectors, Windows bootloaders
# * hdt.c32 - hardware detection tool
# * reboot.c32 - reboots the system
# * poweroff.com - shutdown the system
# To Use: Copy the respective files from /usr/lib/syslinux to /boot/syslinux.
# If /usr and /boot are on the same file system, symlink the files instead
# of copying them.
# If you do not use a menu, a 'boot:' prompt will be shown and the system
# will boot automatically after 5 seconds.
# Please review the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux
# The wiki provides further configuration examples
DEFAULT arch
PROMPT 0 # Set to 1 if you always want to display the boot: prompt
TIMEOUT 50
# You can create syslinux keymaps with the keytab-lilo tool
#KBDMAP de.ktl
# Menu Configuration
# Either menu.c32 or vesamenu32.c32 must be copied to /boot/syslinux
UI menu.c32
#UI vesamenu.c32
# Refer to http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/menu
MENU TITLE Arch Linux
MENU COLOR border 30;44 #40ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR title 1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR sel 7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all
MENU COLOR unsel 37;44 #50ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR help 37;40 #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout_msg 37;40 #80ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout 1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR msg07 37;40 #90ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR tabmsg 31;40 #30ffffff #00000000 std
# boot sections follow
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX /vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/sda3 ro
#APPEND root=UUID=bf1d191b-0f0d-4961-bd67-4d023a2e5873 ro
INITRD /initramfs-linux.img
LABEL archfallback
MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
LINUX /vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/sda3 ro
#APPEND root=UUID=bf1d191b-0f0d-4961-bd67-4d023a2e5873 ro
INITRD /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
LABEL hdt
MENU LABEL HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
COM32 hdt.c32
LABEL memtest
MENU LABEL Memtest86+
LINUX /memtest86+/memtest.bin
LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Reboot
COM32 reboot.c32
LABEL off
MENU LABEL Power Off
COMBOOT poweroff.com

[Solved] Syslinux: changing menu position on screen?

Hi there!
I'm trying to adjust the menu-position in syslinux to get the menu out of the upper left corner. I'm using a 1920x1080 resolution with a fitting backgroundimage. But I cannot find any information about how to use parameters like "VSHIFT" in syslinux.cfg. I've tried to fiddle around with it, but I'm not able to find out what system is behind this setting.
Has anyone a working config for this resolution or any other hint for me?
Thank you!
Last edited by Thorsten Reinbold (2013-04-16 11:45:22)

HA! Got it!
This is really easy, if (!) you understand how it works. If Anyone with a FullHD-Display is searching for this:
MENU VSHIFT -25
MENU HSHIFT 80
VSHIFT with a negative value mean "rows from bottom to top". HSHIFT 80 is (as far as my ruler says) perfectly centered.
Next steps: changing colors.
Many thanks for the help!

[SOLVED] Syslinux start-up text weirdness.

Hi guys,
Trying out Syslinux as I really hate GRUB2 (maybe it reminds me too much of Ubuntu). All good apart from the initial boot process crawl, which momentarily turns into Klingon:
Weird how it's only that portion of the text. This is on VMware Server; haven't tried it on a real machine yet. Any thoughts?
Last edited by Modeler (2012-08-20 15:16:35)

tr!x0r wrote:Do you add any kernel parameters?
Not really. I am using LVM so added "lvm2" to /etc/mkinitcpio.conf but that's about it. This is my config file:
[root@arch ~]# cat /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
# Config file for Syslinux -
# /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
# Comboot modules:
# * menu.c32 - provides a text menu
# * vesamenu.c32 - provides a graphical menu
# * chain.c32 - chainload MBRs, partition boot sectors, Windows bootloaders
# * hdt.c32 - hardware detection tool
# * reboot.c32 - reboots the system
# * poweroff.com - shutdown the system
# To Use: Copy the respective files from /usr/lib/syslinux to /boot/syslinux.
# If /usr and /boot are on the same file system, symlink the files instead
# of copying them.
# If you do not use a menu, a 'boot:' prompt will be shown and the system
# will boot automatically after 5 seconds.
# Please review the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux
# The wiki provides further configuration examples
DEFAULT arch
PROMPT 0 # Set to 1 if you always want to display the boot: prompt
TIMEOUT 50
# You can create syslinux keymaps with the keytab-lilo tool
#KBDMAP de.ktl
# Menu Configuration
# Either menu.c32 or vesamenu32.c32 must be copied to /boot/syslinux
#UI menu.c32
UI vesamenu.c32
# Refer to http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/menu
MENU TITLE Arch Linux
#MENU BACKGROUND splash.png
MENU COLOR border 30;44 #40ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR title 1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR sel 7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all
MENU COLOR unsel 37;44 #50ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR help 37;40 #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout_msg 37;40 #80ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout 1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR msg07 37;40 #90ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR tabmsg 31;40 #30ffffff #00000000 std
# boot sections follow
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
LABEL arch
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/arch_vg/root_lv ro
INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
LABEL archfallback
MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/arch_vg/root_lv ro
INITRD ../initramfs-linux-fallback.img
#LABEL windows
# MENU LABEL Windows
# COM32 chain.c32
# APPEND hd0 1
LABEL hdt
MENU LABEL HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
COM32 hdt.c32
LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Reboot
COM32 reboot.c32
LABEL off
MENU LABEL Power Off
COMBOOT poweroff.com
I'll do the same on my spare laptop. I'm thinking it's a console font thing, but there have been so many changes to the core install CD I really don't know. I had GRUB2 running before I installed Syslinux and didn't remove it – maybe that has something to do with it but who knows?
Last edited by Modeler (2012-08-20 12:47:11)

[SOLVED] syslinux bootloader and /boot...

tomorrow[31] i'm going to install and i need to clear 2 things:
which is the minimun size for a /boot partition and if is necesary?
wanna try syslinux bootloader...do u people reccomend?
thx in advance!
Last edited by 1archgamenon2 (2011-09-01 02:16:15)

:sad emo: seems no 64 bits 4 me!
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2994.40-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf34 Family = f Model = 3 Stepping = 4
Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
Features2=0x441d<SSE3,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,CNXT-ID,xTPR>
sysctl -a | grep -i hw
vfs.flushwithdeps: 0
net.wlan.hwmp.inact: 5000
net.wlan.hwmp.rannint: 1000
net.wlan.hwmp.rootint: 2000
net.wlan.hwmp.roottimeout: 5000
net.wlan.hwmp.pathlifetime: 5000
net.wlan.hwmp.replyforward: 1
net.wlan.hwmp.targetonly: 0
debug.hwpstate_verbose: 0
hw.machine: i386
hw.model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
hw.ncpu: 2
hw.byteorder: 1234
hw.physmem: 511033344
hw.usermem: 348024832
hw.pagesize: 4096
hw.floatingpoint: 1
hw.machine_arch: i386
hw.realmem: 528367616
hw.amr.force_sg32: 0
hw.an.an_cache_iponly: 1
hw.an.an_cache_mcastonly: 0
hw.an.an_cache_mode: dbm
hw.an.an_dump: off
hw.ata.setmax: 0
hw.ata.wc: 1
hw.ata.atapi_dma: 0
hw.ata.ata_dma_check_80pin: 1
hw.ata.ata_dma: 1
hw.ath.bstuck: 4
hw.ath.txbuf: 200
hw.ath.rxbuf: 40
hw.ath.resetcal: 1200
hw.ath.shortcal: 100
hw.ath.longcal: 30
hw.ath.hal.swba_backoff: 0
hw.ath.hal.sw_brt: 10
hw.ath.hal.dma_brt: 2
hw.bce.msi_enable: 1
hw.bce.tso_enable: 1
hw.bge.allow_asf: 0
hw.cardbus.cis_debug: 0
hw.cardbus.debug: 0
hw.cs.recv_delay: 570
hw.cs.ignore_checksum_failure: 0
hw.firewire.hold_count: 0
hw.firewire.try_bmr: 1
hw.firewire.fwmem.speed: 2
hw.firewire.fwmem.eui64_lo: 0
hw.firewire.fwmem.eui64_hi: 0
hw.firewire.phydma_enable: 1
hw.firewire.nocyclemaster: 0
hw.firewire.fwe.rx_queue_len: 128
hw.firewire.fwe.tx_speed: 2
hw.firewire.fwe.stream_ch: 1
hw.firewire.fwip.rx_queue_len: 128
hw.firewire.sbp.tags: 0
hw.firewire.sbp.use_doorbell: 0
hw.firewire.sbp.scan_delay: 500
hw.firewire.sbp.login_delay: 1000
hw.firewire.sbp.exclusive_login: 1
hw.firewire.sbp.max_speed: -1
hw.firewire.sbp.auto_login: 1
hw.mfi.max_cmds: 128
hw.mfi.event_class: 0
hw.mfi.event_locale: 65535
hw.pccard.cis_debug: 0
hw.pccard.debug: 0
hw.cbb.debug: 0
hw.cbb.start_32_io: 4096
hw.cbb.start_16_io: 256
hw.cbb.start_memory: 2281701376
hw.pcic.pd6722_vsense: 1
hw.pcic.intr_mask: 57016
hw.pci.usb_early_takeover: 1
hw.pci.honor_msi_blacklist: 1
hw.pci.enable_msix: 1
hw.pci.enable_msi: 1
hw.pci.do_power_resume: 1
hw.pci.do_power_nodriver: 0
hw.pci.enable_io_modes: 1
hw.pci.default_vgapci_unit: -1
hw.pci.host_mem_start: 2147483648
hw.pci.mcfg: 1
hw.pci.irq_override_mask: 57080
hw.syscons.kbd_debug: 1
hw.syscons.kbd_reboot: 1
hw.syscons.bell: 0
hw.syscons.saver.keybonly: 1
hw.syscons.sc_no_suspend_vtswitch: 0
hw.usb.ehci.lostintrbug: 0
hw.usb.ehci.iaadbug: 0
hw.usb.ehci.no_hs: 0
hw.usb.ehci.debug: 0
hw.usb.ohci.debug: 0
hw.usb.uhci.loop: 0
hw.usb.uhci.debug: 0
hw.usb.no_boot_wait: 0
hw.usb.ctrl.debug: 0
hw.usb.umass.debug: 0
hw.usb.urio.debug: 0
hw.usb.debug: 0
hw.usb.dev.debug: 0
hw.usb.usb_lang_mask: 255
hw.usb.usb_lang_id: 9
hw.usb.template: 0
hw.usb.ugen.debug: 0
hw.usb.power_timeout: 30
hw.usb.uhub.debug: 0
hw.usb.proc.debug: 0
hw.usb.pr_recovery_delay: 250
hw.usb.pr_poll_delay: 50
hw.usb.aue.debug: 0
hw.usb.axe.debug: 0
hw.usb.cdce.interval: 0
hw.usb.cdce.debug: 0
hw.usb.cue.debug: 0
hw.usb.kue.debug: 0
hw.usb.rue.debug: 0
hw.usb.udav.debug: 0
hw.usb.rum.debug: 0
hw.usb.uath.regdomain: 0
hw.usb.uath.countrycode: 0
hw.usb.ural.debug: 0
hw.usb.zyd.debug: 0
hw.usb.u3g.debug: 0
hw.usb.ubsa.debug: 0
hw.usb.uftdi.debug: 0
hw.usb.ulpt.debug: 0
hw.usb.uplcom.debug: 0
hw.usb.uslcom.debug: 0
hw.usb.uvisor.debug: 0
hw.usb.uvscom.debug: 0
hw.usb.ucom.cons_baud: 9600
hw.usb.ucom.cons_unit: -1
hw.usb.ucom.debug: 0
hw.usb.uhid.debug: 0
hw.usb.ukbd.no_leds: 0
hw.usb.ukbd.debug: 0
hw.usb.ums.debug: 0
hw.usb.uaudio.default_channels: 0
hw.usb.uaudio.default_bits: 32
hw.usb.uaudio.default_rate: 0
hw.usb.uaudio.debug: 0
hw.wi.debug: 0
hw.wi.txerate: 0
hw.xe.debug: 0
hw.intr_storm_threshold: 1000
hw.pagesizes: 4096 0
hw.availpages: 124764
hw.bus.devctl_queue: 1000
hw.bus.devctl_disable: 0
hw.psm.tap_timeout: 125000
hw.psm.tap_threshold: 25
hw.kbd.keymap_restrict_change: 0
hw.busdma.total_bpages: 64
hw.busdma.zone0.total_bpages: 64
hw.busdma.zone0.free_bpages: 64
hw.busdma.zone0.reserved_bpages: 0
hw.busdma.zone0.active_bpages: 0
hw.busdma.zone0.total_bounced: 0
hw.busdma.zone0.total_deferred: 0
hw.busdma.zone0.lowaddr: 0xffffffff
hw.busdma.zone0.alignment: 4096
hw.clockrate: 2994
hw.via_feature_xcrypt: 0
hw.via_feature_rng: 0
hw.instruction_sse: 1
hw.apic.enable_extint: 0
hw.mca.erratum383: 0
hw.mca.amd10h_L1TP: 1
hw.mca.enabled: 1
hw.mca.count: 0
hw.mca.interval: 3600
hw.mca.force_scan: 0
hw.bwn.wme: 1
hw.bwn.usedma: 1
hw.bwn.hwpctl: 0
hw.bwn.bluetooth: 1
hw.bwn.bfp: 0
hw.snd.feeder_rate_quality: 1
hw.snd.feeder_rate_round: 25
hw.snd.feeder_rate_max: 2016000
hw.snd.feeder_rate_min: 1
hw.snd.feeder_rate_polyphase_max: 183040
hw.snd.feeder_rate_presets: 100:8:0.85 100:36:0.92 100:164:0.97
hw.snd.feeder_eq_exact_rate: 0
hw.snd.feeder_eq_presets: PEQ:16000,0.2500,62,0.2500:-9,9,1.0:44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000
hw.snd.vpc_reset: 0
hw.snd.vpc_0db: 45
hw.snd.vpc_autoreset: 1
hw.snd.latency_profile: 1
hw.snd.latency: 5
hw.snd.report_soft_matrix: 1
hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1
hw.snd.compat_linux_mmap: 0
hw.snd.vpc_mixer_bypass: 1
hw.snd.verbose: 0
hw.snd.maxautovchans: 16
hw.snd.default_unit: 0
hw.snd.version: 2009061500/i386
hw.snd.default_auto: 0
hw.midi.instroff: 0
hw.midi.dumpraw: 0
hw.midi.debug: 0
hw.midi.stat.verbose: 0
hw.midi.seq.debug: 0
hw.mmc.debug: 0
hw.sdhci.debug: 0
hw.acpi.supported_sleep_state: S1 S3 S4 S5
hw.acpi.power_button_state: S5
hw.acpi.sleep_button_state: S1
hw.acpi.lid_switch_state: NONE
hw.acpi.standby_state: S1
hw.acpi.suspend_state: S3
hw.acpi.sleep_delay: 1
hw.acpi.s4bios: 0
hw.acpi.verbose: 0
hw.acpi.disable_on_reboot: 0
hw.acpi.handle_reboot: 0
hw.acpi.reset_video: 0
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1
hw.drm.msi: 1
hw.dri.0.name: i915 0x6d pci:0000:00:02.0
hw.dri.0.vm:
hw.dri.0.clients:
hw.dri.0.vblank:
hw.dri.0.debug: 0
# uname -a
FreeBSD diablo 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #7: Wed Feb 16 12:19:08 PST 2011 [email protected]:/usr/obj/usr/local_storage/pcbsd-build82/fbsd-source/8.2/sys/PCBSD i386
Last edited by 1archgamenon2 (2011-08-31 15:10:34)

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