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forbi

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[Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

TLDR:
ext4 was using 64bit by default. Reformat with -O ^64bit

Oh right, I installed arch a lot of times on different hardware, and I always use Syslinux. The thing is, the last two netbooks I installed with syslinux, throws that error.

Chroot and here are some outputs>

[root@archiso /]# syslinux-install_update -iam
Syslinux BIOS install successful
Boot Flag Set - /dev/sda1
Installed MBR (/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/mbr.bin) to /dev/sda

[root@archiso /]# ls -l /boot/syslinux/
total 2112
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       0 Aug  4 18:41 SYSLINUX_AUTOUPDATE
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1596 Aug  4 18:41 cat.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   24716 Aug  4 18:41 chain.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1228 Aug  4 18:41 cmd.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3660 Aug  4 18:41 cmenu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1464 Aug  4 18:41 config.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4184 Aug  4 18:41 cptime.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4480 Aug  4 18:41 cpu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1748 Aug  4 18:41 cpuid.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2748 Aug  4 18:41 cpuidtest.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1568 Aug  4 18:41 debug.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4040 Aug  4 18:41 dhcp.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1988 Aug  4 18:41 disk.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    8660 Aug  4 18:41 dmi.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   11928 Aug  4 18:41 dmitest.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3232 Aug  4 18:41 elf.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2716 Aug  4 18:41 ethersel.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   10436 Aug  4 18:41 gfxboot.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1576 Aug  4 18:41 gpxecmd.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  165464 Aug  4 18:41 hdt.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3704 Aug  4 18:41 hexdump.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1804 Aug  4 18:41 host.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4120 Aug  4 18:41 ifcpu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1720 Aug  4 18:41 ifcpu64.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4260 Aug  4 18:41 ifmemdsk.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1872 Aug  4 18:41 ifplop.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1648 Aug  4 18:41 kbdmap.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4896 Aug  4 18:41 kontron_wdt.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  116368 Aug  4 18:41 ldlinux.c32
-r--r--r-- 1 root root   60928 Aug  4 18:41 ldlinux.sys
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    5076 Aug  4 18:41 lfs.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  182532 Aug  4 18:41 libcom32.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   66744 Aug  4 18:41 libgpl.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  101840 Aug  4 18:41 liblua.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   24172 Aug  4 18:41 libmenu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   23672 Aug  4 18:41 libutil.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    4700 Aug  4 18:41 linux.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2960 Aug  4 18:41 ls.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    6820 Aug  4 18:41 lua.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   10200 Aug  4 18:41 mboot.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2452 Aug  4 18:41 meminfo.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   26084 Aug  4 18:41 menu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3336 Aug  4 18:41 pci.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1011638 Aug  4 18:41 pci.ids
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3460 Aug  4 18:41 pcitest.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2956 Aug  4 18:41 pmload.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1640 Aug  4 18:41 poweroff.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3116 Aug  4 18:41 prdhcp.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1476 Aug  4 18:41 pwd.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   12356 Aug  4 18:41 pxechn.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1356 Aug  4 18:41 reboot.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   13792 Aug  4 18:41 rosh.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1608 Aug  4 18:41 sanboot.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3148 Aug  4 18:41 sdi.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   15428 Aug  4 18:41 sysdump.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    7544 Aug  4 18:41 syslinux.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2513 Aug  4 18:10 syslinux.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3068 Aug  4 18:41 vesa.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2180 Aug  4 18:41 vesainfo.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   26632 Aug  4 18:41 vesamenu.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1840 Aug  4 18:41 vpdtest.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    2460 Aug  4 18:41 whichsys.c32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    3528 Aug  4 18:41 zzjson.c32

LABEL arch
    MENU LABEL Arch Linux
    LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
    APPEND root=/dev/sda1 rw
    INITRD ../intel-ucode.img,../initramfs-linux.img

Tried without "intel-ucode", still. Any ideas?

Last edited by forbi (2016-08-05 13:10:48)

Trilby

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

I'm not sure how it would cause this error, but there is clearly something wrong with that syslinux.cfg.

What is your partition layout?  Right now you have sda1 as both a boot parition and root parition.

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alphaniner

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

@Trilby

FWIW, I don't understand what you're getting at. I can't see anything clearly wrong with the menu entry he posted, so I can't help but wonder if you mean to suggest having "sda1 as both a boot parition and root parition" is a problem.

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forbi

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

@Trilby

Sorry, but I can't see any errors in that menu entry.
And that line was the only one modified. (sda1 and intel in initrd)

root@archiso ~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232.9 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 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
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x73230cb6

Device     Boot     Start       End   Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *         2048 104859647 104857600  50G 83 Linux

And here is syslinux.cfg, ingore the line about sda2

root@archiso ~ # arch-chroot /mnt
[root@archiso /]# 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
#
# 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 linux
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 ../intel-ucode.img,../initramfs-linux.img

LABEL archfallback
    MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
    LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
    APPEND root=/dev/sda1 rw
    INITRD ../initramfs-linux-fallback.img

LABEL linux
    MENU LABEL Linux
    LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
    APPEND root=/dev/sda2 rw
    INITRD ../intel-ucode.img,../initramfs-linux.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

Last edited by forbi (2016-08-04 23:40:35)

ooo

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

which filesystem are you using on sda1?

forbi

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

ext4

boot error

By the way, GRUB works just fine, which makes it weirder.

Last edited by forbi (2016-08-05 00:06:33)

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

Oops, sorry - I've never used syslinux on a single (boot on root) partition.  I misunderstood how it would work.  Sorry for the noise.

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ooo

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

ext4

Did you disable 64bit volume support when creating the filesystem?

From http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Filesystem

As of Syslinux 6.03, "pure 64-bits", compression and/or encryption are not supported.

Quoting part of the release notes of version 1.43 of e2fsprogs (May 17, 2016):

        Mke2fs will now create file systems with the metadata_csum and 64bit features enabled by default.

Users should rather (manually) disable the 64bit feature in the mke2fs command when creating / formatting a boot volume with ext2/3/4; otherwise, the bootloader (as of version 6.03) will fail.

passing '-O ^64bit' option to mkfs should do the trick.

EDIT: You might want to make sure that the '64bit' feature is actually enabled with dump2fs before wiping your partition

Last edited by ooo (2016-08-05 02:05:54)

forbi

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

@ooo
Thanks a lot man. I can confirm that ext4 was using 64bit and that was causing syslinux to fail.

Solved!

AsmundEr

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

Not to necro, but this is the top google result, and the advice given here is needlessly complicated.

Instead of reformatting and reinstalling, one can simply use `resize2fs` with the -s flag to convert a 64 bit ext4 to 32 bit. This can be done from the Arch live install image.

Steve Lockwood

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

Not to necro, but this is the top google result, and the advice given here is needlessly complicated.

Instead of reformatting and reinstalling, one can simply use `resize2fs` with the -s flag to convert a 64 bit ext4 to 32 bit. This can be done from the Arch live install image.

This worked for me. 
- Installing on an oldish Dell notebook
- Using rufus to create the USB stick
- Using a single partition /dev/sda1
- Following the instructions to install syslinux
- Getting the message in the thread title. 

Booting from the USB stick and running resize2fs -s /dev/sda1 fixed it.

Many thanks.

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Re: [Solved] Syslinux Failed to load ldlinux.c32

Thanks for sharing, but I'm going to go ahead and close this old topic now.

Closing.

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