Bug#696737: installation-reports: my pc is rc950. when i cat ISO image > /dev/myUSBstick (dd'd before with /dev/zero) then after sync and eject and reboot ivgot syslinux.bin missing or corrupt. after load from Flexible way created USB with fat16 then it show nothing

[dbd <vobla-metro@yandex.ru>]

27.12.2012 19:23, Julien Cristau пишет:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
>
> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 19:53:08 +0400, dmitry wrote:
>
> > Package: installation-reports
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> >
> >     * tried to install debian from USB stick
> >     * dd /dev/zero, cat ISO>  /dev/sdUSBstick, sync, eject, reboot
> >     * syslinux.bin missing
> >     * I expect Debian with xfce on my pc
> Which exact image did you use, and which exact list of commands?
>
> Cheers,
> Julien

* debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso (from main debian.org page)
* debian-live-6.0.6-i386-xfce-desktop.iso
* debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso (daily build)
* debian-testing-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso (weekly build)

list of commands:
# dmesg
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb
# dd if=debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdb
# sync
# eject /dev/sdb
# reboot

md5sum is match
all ISO's give same result
result is error message: "syslinux.bin missing or corrupt"
the same USB stick with any ISO load fine on another PC
i am experimented alot and determined that if i try 'flexible way' from 
official debian docs to create USB stick and use fat16 filesystem on my 
USB stick, then i dont see error message: "syslinux.bin missing or 
corrupt". i see black screen and blinking cursor.

P.S.
i cant understand anything. im confused. BIOS dont act in loading from 
USB. BIOS only put syslinux in memory and give it control. then 
question: if my BIOS so special and cannot find syslinux.bin in MBR 
record then why he know that he want SYSLINUX.BIN???

thanks

dmitry