Grub4dos Guide/Tutorial
#51
Posted 20 May 2009 - 10:45 PM
http://polishlinux.o...-with-e4defrag/
#52
Posted 19 July 2009 - 07:39 PM
Old syslinux syntax for loading grub.exe from Syslinux:
New syslinux syntax for loading grub.exe from Syslinux:
LABEL grud4dosexe
MENU LABEL Grub4dos (grub.exe)
KERNEL grub.exe
LABEL grud4dos MENU LABEL Grub4dos (grub.exe) LINUX grub.exe
grldr can also be loaded with the chain.c32 com32 module of the Syslinux package. (Version 3.82 currently needs a small patch, see http://www.boot-land...amp;#entry72127 for the patched version.
Update:
chain.c32 is fixed in syslinux-3.83-pre1, so you not need to download the version attached to that post, but you can download syslinux-3.83-pre1 from:
http://www.kernel.or...slinux/Testing/
Old Syslinux syntax:
New Sylinux syntax:
LABEL grub4doschain
MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (chain.c32)
KERNEL chain.c32
APPEND ntldr=grldr
LABEL grub4doschain MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (chain.c32) COM32 chain.c32 APPEND ntldr=grldr
You also can boot grub4dos from Syslinux/Isolinux by using:
New Syslinux syntax:
LABEL grub4dosboot MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (BOOT command) BOOT grldrOld Syslinux syntax for usage with SYSLINUX (you need to rename grldr to grldr.bs:
Old Syslinux syntax for usage with ISOLINUX (you need to rename grldr to grldr.bin for ISOLINUX)
LABEL grub4dosboot
MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (BOOT command)
KERNEL grldr.bs
So you see that you better can use the new Syslinux syntax.
LABEL grub4dosboot
MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (BOOT command)
KERNEL grldr.bin
#53
Posted 20 July 2009 - 09:45 AM
Very GOOD report!
I edited your post to better show which was the "old" and which is the "new" at first glance.
jaclaz
#54
Posted 20 July 2009 - 10:51 PM
The "Load via SysLinux" section needs an update (part 2 ).
Loading it as regular boot file will work too. (You need the patched chain.c32, if you want to use it from ISOLINUX).
LABEL - MENU LABEL GRUB4DOS menu (chain.c32 file=) TEXT HELP This entry will bring you to the GRUB4DOS menu. ENDTEXT COM32 chain.c32 APPEND file=grldr
#55
Posted 29 July 2009 - 07:24 PM
qemu-ufd.bat
REM Start qemu on windows UFD Boot. @ECHO OFF qemu.exe -L . -M pc -boot c -hda \\\\.\\physicaldrive1 -localtimewith this batch you can make a very portable test env for grub4dos ufd
#56
Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:32 PM
doesn't sound very portable to me. It will work when you have only one internal HDD, but if you have more than one, it won't work.\\\\.\\physicaldrive1
#57
Posted 29 July 2009 - 08:59 PM
Oh yes. I assumed only one fixed hd and one only external UFD, I have to admit it. We should use a sytem of variables, one related to the number of internal fixed disk and another with the number of UFDdoesn't sound very portable to me. It will work when you have only one internal HDD, but if you have more than one, it won't work.
#58
Posted 30 July 2009 - 07:27 AM
http://www.boot-land...?showtopic=7650
http://www.boot-land...?...c=7650&st=2
jaclaz
#59
Posted 31 July 2009 - 09:01 AM
#60
Posted 04 August 2009 - 04:20 PM
to load grub4dos via vista boot manger:
methode 1. bootmgr>grldr.mbr>grldr
> create new file using text editor and save as boot.ini in vista partition and add
following entry. (or use boot.ini file from windows xp)
[boot loader] [operating systems] c:\grldr.mbr="grub4dos"> copy grldr.mbr to vista partition and grldr/menu.lst to any supported partition
methode 2. bootmgr>ntldr>grldr
> create boot.ini file and add following entry
[boot loader] timeout=10 default=c:\grldr [operating systems] c:\ntldr="ntldr" c:\grldr="grub4dos"> copy file grldr and ntldr from any windows xp to vista partition
> from vista boot manager choose "ntldr" to load ntldr
> from xp boot manager choose "grub4dos" to load grldr (or set timeout=0 to load grub4dos directly)
if vista not installed, also possible to use this methode. use vista formatted partition (partition boot sector calling bootmgr), copy file bootmgr and \boot\bcd from any windows vista (or dvd), then add boot.ini as above.
this methode will also work for others boot loader that are "not well known" by vista like plop boot manager and tboot if supported by bootmgr/ntldr.
hope this methode can be add to tutorial
#61
Posted 04 August 2009 - 04:32 PM
The grldr.mbr in step 1 is not necessary. As far as I know, when bootmgr finds the files ntldr and boot.ini on the same disk, it automatically adds an entry for ntldr (kind of dynamic entry to BCD). So you simply add entries to boot.ini (grub4dos, PLoP....) without even needing the lines "c:\ntldr="ntldr"").
#62
Posted 04 August 2009 - 04:41 PM
1. bootmgr>grldr.mbr>grldr
2. bootmgr>ntldr>grldr
bootmgr will read entry from boot.ini file even if there is no ntldr as loang as there are two line in boot.ini
[boot loader] [operating systems]
all entry will be kept in boot.ini, so add/remove/edit entry just like in win xp. (no need bcdedit.exe to add/remove/edit entry, so you can edit vista boot manager entry from any os/live cd using text editor)
#63
Posted 31 October 2009 - 03:43 PM
I like your guide very much, and it helped me a lot anytime I needed to set up my system from scratch!
Anyway, there are some issues I'ld like to read about:
(1) It would be nice if there would be an explaining "walk through" for the existing example settings in the default menu.lst. Not all, but many of the things done there are a little miracle to me. Would be a nice help.
(2) Unfortunately, there's nothing mentioned about the possibility of using the UUID for identifying a partition. Using the UUID for selecting a boot partition helped me a lot when making boot entries for Ubuntu.
Hope I haven't overlooked any of these issues in the guide... - like the "booting from CD", where I was totally blind...
Greetz & have a nice weekend + Halloween!
#64
Posted 15 February 2010 - 06:56 PM
http://bbs.wuyou.com.....;extra=page=1
download:
http://www.uushare.c...06/file/2583098
http://grub4dos-iren...-2008-12-30.zip
http://code.google.c.../downloads/list
#65
Posted 16 February 2010 - 03:06 AM
#66
Posted 16 February 2010 - 09:18 AM
My Chinese isn't too good, where exactly is the download link for 1.2 ?
Download:
http://rapidshare.co...-12-30.rar.html
#67
Posted 16 February 2010 - 02:29 PM
download:
splashimage.rar
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=016WN2WQ
splashimage.zip
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B4273BR3
#68
Posted 16 February 2010 - 07:56 PM
download:
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
or
grubmd5p.zip
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QA4WOR03
#69
Posted 16 February 2010 - 07:56 PM
GRUB4DOS SplashImage Creator
download:
https://docs.google....C...nload&hl=en
link is broken i guess . file corrupt every i downloaded .
#70
Posted 17 February 2010 - 11:37 AM
link is broken i guess . file corrupt every i downloaded .
new download links
splashimage.rar
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=016WN2WQ
splashimage.zip
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B4273BR3
#71
Posted 18 February 2010 - 12:08 PM
download link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9J84TRCI
or
http://docs.google.c...C...nload&hl=en
#72
Posted 18 February 2010 - 12:23 PM
Have any of these files a homepage?
Or we just have to click on a link and get a file?
As an example, last one, contains a single .exe GRLDR.EXE.
Are people supposed to just double click on it?
Or can you post also a link to where it came from, or, a short description/howto?
This way less experienced people might be able to actually use it.
Again, for the last link:
GRLDR Editer is an editor for the embedded menu in grldr.
Start it, you will see two buttons with question marks (it is probably a Chinese originated app).
The top one is "Open".
The bottom one is "Save".
Click on the "Open" button, and choose a copy of grldr.
You will see the embedded menu in it.
Modify it as you wish.
Click on the "Save" button.
Wonko
#73
Posted 18 February 2010 - 04:03 PM
#74
Posted 12 April 2010 - 05:51 AM
I followed alternative method 2 installing Grub4dos into my flash drive by renaming it to ntldr. I was surprised when I saw default menu instead of my menu.lst upon reboot. Flash was formatted as a single NTFS partition starting as sector 0 without MBR as it appeared to be.I was lazy to reformat it since it already had a lot of stuff. So I slightly modified grldr with editor for default menu to include root(hd0) as a first line instead of 'errorcheck off'. Default menu can be found at the very end of the grldr 0.4.4 Use overwrite mode of editor instead of default insert one. This workaround works fine for me though with some flickering in the beginning.
#75
Posted 13 April 2010 - 07:10 PM
timeout 10
title Windows at (hd0,0)
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
title Linux at (hd0,2)
root (hd0,2)
chainloader +1
This way I can let XP own the MBR and not have to know what files linux needs or change them if the kernel gets updated. I don't know how many linuces this would work for, but it seems simpler for Fedora and if others agree, might be worth adding to the documentation. I could even make some suggested changes to the docs for submission to whoever is responsible if wanted. I'll check back in a few days and see if that is desired.
Keith I. (logged in generically)
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