7 replies to this topic

[wozz]

Hi,

 

I would like to put the easy 2 boot onto a internal second hard drive instead of a USB device.

 

are there any simple instructions please ?

 

thanks in advance

 

ww

[alacran]

Easy 2 boot is designed for USB drives, with some Isos (usually Linux ones, but may be others) it makes use of the third partition to load and run them, so if you run it from an internal drive I see a very big risk to damage your actual partitions on your HDD's.

 

Assuming you are running Win7, I would suggest you better copy grldr and  grldr.mbr (from grub4dos 0.46a) to the boot partition and make your own menu.lst and using BootIce create an entrance to your BCD to boot from grub4dos. This is the way I boot several Isos (located on Isos folder on any partition of my HDD).

 

Another easier option is just copy grldr and your own menu.lst to Windows partition root and make a boot.ini file on boot partition as this:

Spoiler

[boot loader]
timeout=3
[operating systems]
c:\grldr="Grubfor2"

 

Remember grub4dos do not run from UEFI - secure boot.

 

This is my menu.lst, you may use it as a reference:

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color white/blue black/light-gray
timeout 30
default 0

#use the following for reference, uncomment(#) and change as needed

#title Nuevo menu XXXXX
#find --set-root /XXXXX.lst
#configfile /XXXXX.lst

#title Regresar a menu Anterior
#find --set-root /menu.lst
#configfile /menu.lst

#title Start Vista, find and load bootmgr
#find --set-root /bootmgr
#chainloader /bootmgr

#title find and boot Linux with menu.lst already installed
#find --set-root /sbin/init
#configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst

#title SystemRescueCd-0.4.x from hard-disk
#root (hd0,0)
#kernel /rescuecd init=/linuxrc cdroot=/dev/sda1 setkmap=us
#initrd /rescuecd.igz

#title Puppy Linux on HD0
#root (hd0,0)
#kernel /puppy/vmlinuz root=/dev/rd/0 pmedia=usbflash
#initrd /puppy/initrd.gz

#title Start Recovery Console of Windows NT/2K/XP
#find --set-root /cmldr
#chainloader /cmldr
#####################################################################
# write string "cmdcons" to memory 0000:7C03 in 2 steps:
#####################################################################
### step 1. Write 4 chars "cmdc" at 0000:7C03
#write 0x7C03 0x63646D63
### step 2. Write 3 chars "ons" and an ending null at 0000:7C07
#write 0x7C07 0x00736E6F

#title Start Acronis True Image/Disk Director from ISO loaded in memory
#map --mem (hd0,0)/acronismedia.iso (hd32)
#map --hook
#chainloader (hd32)

#title Start Acronis True Image/Disk Director from ISO
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
#map (hd0,0)/acronismedia.iso (hd32)
#map --hook
#chainloader (hd32)

#title Start MemTest from floppy image on second hard disk/third partition
##image file can be gzipped, i.e. memtest.img.gz
#map --mem (hd1,2)/memtest.img (fd0)
#map --hook
#chainloader (fd0)+1
#rootnoverify (fd0)

#title Chainload the bootsector at third partition, fifth hard disk
#chainloader (hd4,2)+1

#title Start Windows XP if it's on second hard disk
##ntldr/ntdetect.com won't start if are not on first disk, first active partition, thus the mapping
#map (hd1) (hd0)
#map --hook
#rootnoverify (hd0,0)
#chainloader /ntldr

#title find and load IO.SYS of Windows 9x/Me/DOS
#find --set-root /io.sys
#chainloader /io.sys

#title Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup- First and Second parts
#root (hd0,0)
#configfile /winsetup.lst
#savedefault

#title Start UBCD4Win from partition 0
#configfile (hd0,0)/ubcd4win.lst

#title Start PartedMagic from partition 0
#root (hd0,0)
#map --mem /pmagic-4.1.iso (hd32)
#map --hook
#root (hd32)
#configfile /grub4dos.lst

title Iniciar Windows 7 (Carga BOOTMGR)\n Busca e Inicia Windows 7
find --set-root /bootmgr
chainloader /bootmgr

title Iniciar XP\n Busca e Inicia XP
find --set-root /NTLDR
chainloader /NTLDR
boot

title Iniciar Partition Wizards 9.1 x86\nEjecuta Partition Wizards 9.1 x86 desde Disco Duro
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/pwfree91-x86.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Partition Wizards 9.1 x64\nEjecuta Partition Wizards 9.1 x64 desde Disco Duro
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/pwfree91-x64.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Acronis Disk Director 12.0 build 3223\nEjecuta Acronis Disk Director 12.0 build 3223
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/ADD12_en-US.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Acronis True Image/Disk Director\nEjecuta Acronis True Image y Disk Director Suite
find --set-root /Isos
map --mem /Isos/Acronis11.gz (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar AcronisBootableMedia2016\nEjecuta AcronisBootableMedia2016.iso
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/AcronisBootableMedia2016.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Win7PE Lite\nEjecuta Win7PE desde Disco Duro
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/7pe_x86.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Seagate Disc Wizard\nEjecuta Seagate Disc Wizard desde Disco Duro
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/SeagateDiscWizard.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Paragon HDM 15\nEjecuta Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 (linux x86 BIOS)
##ISO file must be contiguous on disk in this case, use Wincontig
find --set-root /Isos
map /Isos/HDM15_Premium_10.1.25.813_linux_x86_BIOS.iso (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Iniciar Live XP New en RAM\nEjecuta LiveXP New de OMP para 224 MB ram
find --set-root /Isos
map --mem /Isos/LiveXP_New.gz (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Hard Disk Drive Recovery 2011\nRepara sectores malos del disco duro
find --set-root /Isos
map --mem /Isos/HDDR2011.gz (0xFF)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)

title Grub4Dos Linea de Comandos
commandline

title Reiniciar
reboot

title Apagar

halt

 

EDIT: Fixed according to Wonko next post.

 

alacran

Edited by alacran, 31 January 2016 - 04:23 AM.

[Wonko the Sane]

Only to avoid the usual mess with names:

The project is called grub4dos (and not grubfordos, and not grubfor2).

Its "main" file is called grldr (and not grld).

 

Wonko

[wozz]

Hi,

 

thanks for reply.

 

I really am not very technical with code and stuff, it is like I have half a brain !!!

 

My computer is a dell xps L702 with win 7 pro and a ssd and a second hard drive 500 GB.

 

Being as I just got the machine and had nothing on the second drive I took the drive out and connected it via USB and then put easy2boot on it and then put it back inside the machine.   I then shrunk the partition to 40GB with the easy2boot stuff on leaving whatever the other small partition thing was that was created and this left me the rest as my second hard drive .

 

Now if I want to get to the easytoboot menu I just hit F12 and select it.

 

Do you see any drawbacks with this ? or  should it be OK being as it was put on the drive first, and I have a 40GB space to put in iso's.

 

One other thing I tried to upgrade the dell xpx L702x to win 10 but it freezes at 23% all the time .. Any ideas from experience ( I do not want to be blinded by technical stuff) 

 

thanks for replies.

[Rootman]

Just curious as to why you wanted to do this?  Is it simply to have easy access to like a Windows PE ISO to boot?

 

If so there is perhaps an easier alternative.  As pointed out earlier if you are boot EFI then this will not work at all and your second disk method is the way to go. Google up EasyBCD and install it.  In the lower half of the ADD NEW ENTRY menu is an entry that you can add an entry to an ISO for.  A lot of ISOs work, some wonky ones won't.  Add your ISO to the BCD menu and make sure you have the boot countdown enabled on the EDIT BOOT MENU of EasyBCD.  Your Win PE or whatever ISO you add now becomes a selection on your Windows boot menu.  I have it this way on all my systems and boot to my Win PE ISO for backups or maintenance as well as a few other ISO for other stuff. 

 

I also have Easy2Boot on various thumb and USB HDDs that I can boot to in case my system partition gets hosed and I can't access the normal boot menu.

[wozz]

I have used E2B on usb for years so thought it would be convenient to have it integrated into system.

 

Like I said with my brain it has got to be simple.

 

S o now I have an exlusive 40 GB partition where I can  throw in an iso and boot from it.

 

I may like to boot from a live linux iso a and have a mess about until I get frustrated because what is simple for experienced linux users can seem difficult for newbies.

 

eg I can boot from a porteus linux iso to check my battery repoprt because I do not have one in win 7.

 

Also I can fire up my paragon disk manager recovery iso and backup or restore or make increments.

 

and also now just throw in a clonezilla iso and see what that is all about.   

 

not to speak of games iso  that can be booted until bored.

 

It gives me the facility to have a range of bootable iso's integrated into my system which can be easily added to or deleted.

 

cheerz

[wozz]

Well That was the idea.

 

It boots to the manu fine

 

It tries to boot if something is selected but then error massages or freezes.

 

Might as well read bhagavad gita as it is (1972 edition)

[alacran]

Only to avoid the usual mess with names:

The project is called grub4dos (and not grubfordos, and not grubfor2).

Its "main" file is called grldr (and not grld).

 

Wonko

 

Yes, you are right, I just fixed my post.

 

Thanks