FS#8225 - mksyslinux lacks essential files

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Friday, 05 October 2007, 19:56 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 06 October 2007, 07:48 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08.1
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The latest version of mksyslinux seems not to include mbr.bin or syslinux in /usr/share/mksyslinux. After it gave me this when installing to a USB stick:

:: Installing MBR on /dev/sdb ...
cat: /usr/share/mksyslinux/mbr.bin: No such file or directory
:: Installing SYSLINUX on /dev/sdb1 ...
/usr/sbin/mksyslinux: line 81: /usr/share/mksyslinux/syslinux: No such file or directory

I took a look in /usr/share/mksyslinux, and indeed the only thing there was boot.msg. A forced reinstall of the package did not rectify the situation.
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Saturday, 06 October 2007, 07:48 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 06 October 2007, 07:47 GMT
check mksyslinux.conf.pacnew
the mbr place has been changed

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