Topic: Problems with my first boot D
started by: cachoafull
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 23 2009,23:22
hello, first of all, excuse me for my English, I'm using Google Translate because my English is ugly (I'm from Argentina).I tell them my problem is that today I did my first bootable DVD with menu and all that:
but when I choose any of the options from 1 through 5 tells me file not found or something
I would like to tell me how I can do to make the dvd work with these options (the 4 is a BartPE)
i just read almost all the threads I thought I could help, but none really helped me.
Posted by balder on Oct. 24 2009,03:30
@cachoafullWelcome to this forum cachoafull
Let’s start with the easy one and that is number one [1]. I guess this is setup WinXP-sp3. Correct?
Copy everything from your WinXP-sp3-CD (or from ISO) to EasyBoot\disk1
Use command: run W2ksect.bin in easyboot menu. This launch setup of WinXP-sp3.
Let’s leave [2] and [3] for the moment and jump to [4]. This is bartpe you wrote. I’m curios what name to folder do you use to bartpe
You already have folder i386 (WinXP-sp3) in use?You have to hexedit and change name to folder i386 in bartpe. To make it easier I have developed a script that takes care of this, scroll down to “Welcome to my website”. Download startkit followed by downloading EasyBoot-live.zip. It’s this EasyBoot-live -script you need. Everything is done in script. You even get a new “W2ksect.bin” in place in folder ezboot. Just follow instruction in script (tip, press help button in script before you go ahead).
Note: In EasyBoot-live-script you have option to test created ISO-file. No need to burn ISO to CD/DVD
To get hiren-9.3 up and run try this:
1. extract the contents of hirens boot cd (or ISO-file) to eazyboot\disk1)
2. extract the bootsector of hirens boot cd (1.44mb exactly) I use UltraIso for this
3. use a name for the extracted bootsector such as "hiren.ima" or "hiren.bif"
4. drop bootsector (hiren.ima or hiren.bif) to easyboot\disk1\ezboot
5. in easyboot menu, write the command: run hiren.ima or run hiren.bif
6. Create ISO and test it in virtual machine.
Note: I’m unsure if bcdw command fully can run version 9.3 but above works for sure.
I do not have ubuntu live or fluxbuntu on my harddisk
We have to look into this later. Try to solve setup WinXP and bartpe as first step.balder
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 24 2009,14:27
the I386 folder on the BartPE had named BART (recommended it to me another person who made a bootable DVD)when testing of then, I will post.
thanks a lot balder!
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 24 2009,15:44
YES! now run those three, for the Linux distros I read LINUX 4 NEWBIES tutorial but only understood that they are bad distros and end more confused than he had begun.
Posted by balder on Oct. 24 2009,16:49
@ cachoafullQuote: “YES! now run those three” excellent done cachoafull”
Quote: “and end more confused than he had begun” Yes I agree with that statement. Linux-distros is a pain in the *** to launch
I really do not have a simple solution but you can always try one of this linux distros.
Try this (Live cd ubuntu 9.04).
1. Extract all contents of ubuntu ISO-file to EasyBoot\disk1
2. Extract bootsector from ubuntu ISO (I use UltraIso for this)
3. Save extracted boot file to folder ezboot with name ubuntu.bif
4. Use command in easyboot menu: bootinfotable;run ubuntu.bif
I was presented a menu but when continue from there ended after while with “End of trace”.
I don’t know if there is something wrong with my ISO or if this is a problem that I cannot solve
balder
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 24 2009,20:33
Ubuntu 9.04 now also works, just be wanting to know how to add more of an OS based on Ubuntu.
Posted by balder on Oct. 25 2009,05:44
@cachoafullQuote: ” Ubuntu 9.04 now also works” Great
Did you use my tutorial in post5
If so, test this:
1. Download premade floppy image (grub based) from < here >
2. Extract floppy image from zip-file and put image in folder ezboot.
3. Create menu with command: run ubuntu.ima
4. Make a copy of ubuntu ISO and put this copy to easyboot\disk1 and in same time rename ISO-file to exactly ubuntu.iso
5. When creating ISO in EasyBoot check “Allow lower case”
Test and report back if ISO can boot directly with this grub floppy image.
If it is possible for you to launch ISO this way, well then there is no limits to what you can do as you do not need anything else but the ISO it self
Note1: setup winxp fails most likely at this point but this can be fixed later. Focus on solution above to se if we can get ubuntu running this way.
Note2: You can open ubuntu.ima and extract text file menu.lst and modify boot commands (notepad works fine) to se if you directly can launch ubuntu.iso. Read more < here >
balder
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 25 2009,11:26
Thank you! I tried it and it works. Now I try editing the menu.lst to boot the ISO image of Fluxbuntu, besides that I changed the language because it boot in Chinese xD!
Posted by balder on Oct. 25 2009,12:34
@cachoafullQuote: ”I tried it and it works. Besides that I changed the language because it boot in Chinese xD!” Sorry I didn’t fully look into command lines
Anyway it’s great you have come so far so quickly. But as you checked “Allow lower case” to make grub image to work when creating ISO, I guess you have problems with launching bartpe and setup WinXP
You most likely get something like “ntldr is not found…” or similar when trying to launch this two ones.Hopefully this problem can be solved using my script “EasyBoot-uppercase.zip”. Script run uppercase/lowercase to every file and folder. You have to download “start-kit” (look for “Welcome to my website” below) followed by downloading “EasyBoot-uppercase.zip”. Run uppercase to everything in folder disk1 in easyboot. This makes every folder and file to have CAPS in letters (including folder ezboot now changed to EZBOOT)
Note: It’s possible you have to manually write lowercase to ubuntu.iso-name in folder disk1 that will say from UBUNTU.ISO to ubuntu.iso for example. But try first and only run uppercase and check “Allow lower case” when creating ISO to find out if it works anyway (launching bartpe and setup WinXP and ubuntu.iso etcetera).
I must say I’m both impressed and curios if you (with a tiny little help from me) can sort this out. He, he we are partly breaking “old rules” when you launch ISO-files this way directly in easyboot
Indeed very interesting balder
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 25 2009,13:37
I just try the BartPE and it works perfectly, now I'm trying to install XP to assure proper operation EDIT: XP also works!
Damn Google Translate, things never translates as I want.
I think right now I'm done with my DVD, because I can not think that I can add more.
Many thank you very much balder.
Posted by cachoafull on Oct. 26 2009,11:31
Ahh, another question: if I have this folder: 
What I have to do to boot the W98 installer?
Thanks!
Posted by balder on Oct. 26 2009,16:27
@cachoafullI’m not working at my own workingstation. But trying to use this old slow one
Basically what you need is a win98 setup image (or a simple floppy image with dos). You can access such floppy images on internet.<
Read here > Edit autoexec in images to run “instalar.exe”.
Floppy image itself is launched as usual in easyboot: run win98.img or whatever name you use to image.
balder
Posted by Chirag on Nov. 07 2009,04:08
Your help was fine but I would like to know how to create linux multibootabel DVD including atleast these three OS Ubuntu, Mandriva and Mint. So if u can the please help me out
Posted by balder on Nov. 07 2009,13:20
@ChiragWelcome to this forum Chirag
Note: I don’t know if it is me you are referring to – but I gave it a shot anyway
Quote: “these three OS Ubuntu, Mandriva and Mint”
I must strongly point out that I’m not consider myself as any expert on Linux distros. In my opinion it is a pain in the ***
to merge different Linux distros on same DVD and doing it in EasyBoot doesn’t make it easier – I can tell you that 
Start with reading < HERE > (scroll down to ”EasyBoot Features”).
Read also post 5 and 7 in topic you are reading if it could be to any help. If you are lucky you can launch ISO-file as they are using “side-kicker-images” (floppy images that uses grub). At least Linux-Live distros may be launched this way. Scroll down to “Welcome to my website” and jump in. You find my script “EasyBoot kicker-image.script” there. Note: you first have to download “startkit”.
And be aware that each and every .iso has it's own peculiarities. No garanties you can launch ISO you have this way
balder
Posted by sirius98 on Apr. 08 2010,15:48
New location if ununtu.zip file:< http://www.mediafire.com/?m4mn2zokydn >
Thanks balder
Posted by balder on Apr. 09 2010,12:51
@sirius98I have modified ubuntu.zip to a “universal type” to launch UBUNTU.ISO.file
Credits to sirius98 for pointing out: “initrd /casper/initrd.lz”
How to use ubuntu.ISO-file in EasyBoot, do as follow:
1. Download ubuntu.zip-file from < HERE > and put file (ubuntu.zip) in folder ezboot
2. Use menu command in EasyBoot: memdisk ubuntu.zip
3. Copy downloaded ubuntu.ISO-file to EasyBoot\disk1
4. Rename ISO-file to UBUNTU.ISO (Attention! Use CAPS!)
5. Create ISO as usual in EasyBoot Note: you don’t need to check “Allow Lower Case” or “Joliet” as we use memdisk and launching ISO as it is.
How to launch ubuntu.ISO-file from USB device do as follow:
1. Download ubuntu.zip-file from < HERE > and put file (ubuntu.zip) in folder ezboot
2. Use menu command in EasyBoot: memdisk ubuntu.zip
3. Create ISO as usual in EasyBoot
Note: you don’t need to check “Allow Lower Case” or
“Joliet” as we use memdisk and launching ISO as it is.
4. To make USB device bootable - use easyboot-usb.script and choose ISO you created in step 3
5. Copy downloaded ubuntu.ISO-file to the root of USB device
6. Rename ISO-file to UBUNTU.ISO
As everybody can notice, when USB device is used, ubuntu.ISO-file is not in EasyBoot\disk1, file is instead put on the “new root” (root of USB device).
Enjoy
Regards balder