I'm currently having trouble getting my AeroStudio boot menu to work:
1. Bart's PE // Question 1
2. Trinity Rescue Kit // Question 2
3. Partition Magic // No problem here, of course.
4. Damn Small Linux // Question 2
5. Backtrack (Linux) // Question 3
I used bcdw for all 6 ISO images:
bcdw (cd)/images/bartpe.iso,
bcdw (cd)/images/ubcd.iso, ... and so on. Errors received were as follows:
Windows based:
Linux based:BCDW: Boot \images\bartpe.iso
Bootable CD Wizard v2.0a1 Copyright ©2004 by Alex Kopylov
CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR
BCDW: Boot \images\dsl.iso
Bootable CD Wizard v2.0a1 Copyright ©2004 by Alex Kopylov
ISOLINUX 2.04 (Debian, 2003-06-06) Copyriht © 1994-2003 H. Peter Anvin
Could not find kernel image: linux
I've rummaged through the forums for possible solutions but am still clueless as ever. Perhaps I hadn't put in enough effort, but hey I tried
So here goes, my compilation of questions. Hopefully some kind soul could enlighten me? Thanks a million!
Bart PE
Many thanks to Shirin Zaban for the Bart PE tutorial:
Run BartPE ISO from CD by Aero
However I'm still confused as to why 'bcdw (cd)/images/bartpe.iso' wouldn't work. What exactly is the reason and logic behind this?
Q1a: Is this is a limitation of bcdw, or does the problem lie with AeroStudio? Or perhaps Bart PE is at fault?
Q1b: If it isn't too much to ask for, could someone please explain why the command fails to work? Why is it that booting from a real CD works?
Linux based - Damn Small Linux, Trinity Rescue Kit, etc
As quoted from jaclaz's post,
'Most Linux distro's CANNOT be booted from a .iso file. (without changes in the .iso)
And definitely NOT through BCDW command.'
PS: Many thanks to billonious for pointing out that you run Slax using ISO *jumps for joy*
Q2a: Are there any tutorials for the ISO changes required?
Q2b: Ouch, so BCDW doesn't work. Are there any other commands or functions on AeroStudio that can bypass this Linux handicap?
Hopefully I get a 'Yes', or that would mean I'd have to turn to grub4dos or CDshell or whatever works. But I really like my AeroStudio menu ...
Backtrack
As quoted from ERD Commander 2005 ISO by Aero,
'ERDC2005.ISO that i have was "482 MB",i needed to decrease this size to be able to
run that by aero'
From what I understand, this mean that AeroStudio is unable to run large ISO files. I would like to have a copy of Backtrack (Linux) in my menu, and it so happens that Backtrack is humongous...1.36G
Q3: So um, is there no way I can squeeze that thing in? Are there any other methods to go around the problem?
Lastly, I am completely new to this multi-boot technology. I've previously heard about CDShell and grub4dos but have yet to try them out.
Out of all the available methods, which is easiest option for a beginner such a I?