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[Meyer!]

Can I make grub4dos just find the BOOTMGR on the CD? Without researching the HD's / USB's, only in CD?

The grub4dos is in the same CD that BOOTMGR ...

Edited by Meyer!, 01 April 2012 - 12:33 AM.

[steve6375]

find --set-root --devices=c /bootmgr

See Tutorial #21 on my site.

[karyonix]

Why find ?
Can't you just use relative part from root ?

[Icecube]

find --set-root --devices=c /bootmgr

See Tutorial #21 on my site.

IMHO, it is wrong to search for a file and set a new if you already are at the right root partition and drive.

[Wonko the Sane]

IMHO, it is wrong to search for a file and set a new if you already are at the right root partition and drive.

But as always there are compromises, what about something like:

ls /bootmgr || find --set-root /bootmgr

chainloader /bootmgr

Wonko

[steve6375]

Read the original question!
The OP does not say they are booting from CD. He asks how to find /bootmgr on the CD and not on the HDD or USBs which is what I answered.
If the OP is booting from the same CD, then why would he need to exclude HDD and USB anyway?

[Meyer!]

Read the original question!
The OP does not say they are booting from CD. He asks how to find /bootmgr on the CD and not on the HDD or USBs which is what I answered.
If the OP is booting from the same CD, then why would he need to exclude HDD and USB anyway?

Now, the menu.lst is right for what I need?

timeout 0

default /default

title Boot Win7 Recovery CD/DVD

fallback 2

chainloader /bootmgr

savedefault --wait=0

It works in a virtual machine... This will boot right how I need into a real machine?

Sorry if my english is bad

Edited by Meyer!, 01 April 2012 - 02:28 PM.

[steve6375]

The default device is the boot device. So if you are booting from a DVD then the default device for \bootmgr will be the DVD. If you are booting from a USB HDD, then /bootmgr will load from the USB HDD. If you are booting from a USB Flash drive then /bootmgr will load from the USB Flash drive. You don't need to find /bootmgr.

many people use

ls /bootmgr || find --set-root /bootmgr

chainloader /bootmgr

so it does not waste time searching for bootmgr if it is on the boot device (which it should be).

[Meyer!]

The default device is the boot device. So if you are booting from a DVD then the default device for bootmgr will be the DVD. If you are booting from a USB HDD, then /bootmgr will load from the USB HDD. If you are booting from a USB Flash drive then /bootmgr will load from the USB Flash drive. You don't need to find /bootmgr.

many people use

ls /bootmgr || find --set-root /bootmgr

chainloader /bootmgr

so it does not waste time searching for bootmgr if it is on the boot device (which it should be).

Thanks... I will try here... I'm trying to make a ISO of Windows 7 Recovery (it works )

[Wonko the Sane]

Read the original question!

I did, and - strangely enough - I suggested the same approach you later re-suggested once you re-read the orginal question (and OP cleared that he was attempting booting form CD/DVD)....
Granted, I had to try using my crystal ball to get that the OP was actually trying to boot from CD/DVD, but since the stoopid glass paperholder was foggy as often is, I had to make a (educated) guess


Wonko

[Meyer!]

I did, and - strangely enough - I suggested the same approach you later re-suggested once you re-read the orginal question (and OP cleared that he was attempting booting form CD/DVD)....
Granted, I had to try using my crystal ball to get that the OP was actually trying to boot from CD/DVD, but since the stoopid glass paperholder was foggy as often is, I had to make a (educated) guess


Wonko

Thanks for all... My poor English hinders, but I managed to solve my problem ...

[steve6375]

I did, and - strangely enough - I suggested the same approach you later re-suggested once you re-read the orginal question (and OP cleared that he was attempting booting form CD/DVD)....
Granted, I had to try using my crystal ball to get that the OP was actually trying to boot from CD/DVD, but since the stoopid glass paperholder was foggy as often is, I had to make a (educated) guess

Wonko

Well, I read the original question and I answered the question accurately, what you did was to read between the lines of the question !

[Wonko the Sane]

Well, I read the original question and I answered the question accurately, what you did was to read between the lines of the question !

Yep just like Icecube did, sometimes it is simply needed :

Spoiler

Wonko