Topic: Multiboot ERD and XP DVD
started by: Russell Coight
Posted by Russell Coight on Jan. 30 2011,01:40
hihi,I'm trying to get a multiboot MS ERD and Windows XP boot disk working.
I've got all versions of ERD working, but can't get Windows XP working. I've used balders scripts on each version of Windows (Pro OEM, Pro corporate etc..) but keep getting < this > error in Virtual PC.
Any ideas?
thanks
Posted by balder on Jan. 30 2011,02:38
@Russell CoightQuote: ”but keep getting this error in Virtual PC”
This is a common question that pops up from time to time
I’m unsure how the structure looks like in you build
However, I guess that you have done some hex-edit and using a different folder name to folder i386 (setup-folder for your WinXP)?
Anyway, you get this message when you have forget to copy “Tag-files” (win51 etcetera) to both the “primary root” and the “second root”
Read post nr;4 < HERE >
And the link in in post nr;4 < HERE >
I’m a little confused to this quote: “ I've used balders scripts on each version of Windows (Pro OEM, Pro corporate etc..)”
If you used my script easyboot-AIO.script you shouldn’t get such error, as script automatically copy Tag-files to the right locations in your build
balder
Posted by Russell Coight on Jan. 30 2011,03:35
Thanks for the quick reply balder.Yeah I used your scripts and they finished without error.
< This > is what's in my disk1 folder, as you can see there's no ident files?
Thre screenshot is from Windows 7, but i ran your script in Windows XP mode.
Posted by balder on Jan. 30 2011,04:31
@Russell CoightQuote: ”there's no ident files?”
Hmm
– I just run a test - using WinXP_sp3 as source – and all needed Tag-files was copied to both places - including the root (folder disk1 in EasyBoot) 
I have no idea why script fails with this basic thing in your case
Note: make sure Tag-files isn’t “hided” and you do have files on the root but not visible
Secondly, also check inside the “second root” that you also have Tag-files there as well.
You can always solve this by copying Tag-files manually to both the “primary root” (folder disk1) and the “second root” (folder “SETUP\****\) where “****” is the “new” name to your different setup-folder(s).
balder
Posted by Russell Coight on Jan. 30 2011,07:16
Sorry I'm not sure where and what the tag files are to copy them?Some files do get copied by the script, but all I can gather is the tag-files aren't there in the first place so don't get copied.
I have copied the i386 fodler from the XP CD's and placed them into one folder and point WinBuilder to each folder and run the script. I get no error messages so I'm guessing this is right?
Posted by balder on Jan. 30 2011,07:31
@Russell CoightQuote: ”I have copied the i386 fodler from the XP CD's and placed them into one folder and point WinBuilder to each folder and run the script”
That’s fine
But do you have Tag-files in the “source-folder”
(folder you copied the i386 folder to, from the XP CD)?You might have forget to copy “Tag-files” to that “source-folder(s)"
Test for fun and use the original CD as source
Note: Script has nowadays capacity to use the CD\DVD-unit as source as well – even if you are recommended to use as separate folder as source – which you did!
balder
Posted by Russell Coight on Feb. 03 2011,07:23
Using the CD's as the source worked a treat, thanks.I'm now trying to intergrate UBCD4WIN, I followed the instructions from post 2 of < this > thread but am getting this error: Cannot load file (code: 555h): bcdw\bcdw.bin
Any ideas?
thanks
Posted by Russell Coight on Feb. 05 2011,03:26
Sorry didn't notice your post about using bcdw /BART/setupldr.bin, works now
Posted by Russell Coight on Feb. 07 2011,05:03
I'm now trying to intergreate Ubuntu 10.10. I followed your directions from post 16 of < this > thread but it wont get past a grub> prompt.Source file is ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso if it helps.
thanks
Posted by balder on Feb. 07 2011,06:55
@Russell CoightQuote: ”it wont get past a grub> prompt”
Well there is a whole bunch of different UBUNTU out there
– here are some examples:ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso
ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.iso
ubuntu-alternate-i386.iso
And to be mentioned
xubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso
kubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso
lubuntu-10.10.iso
I downloaded Ubuntu Desktop Edition from < HERE >
I copied ISO-file to folder disk1 and renamed ISO to UBUNTU.ISO
Downloaded “grub-kicker-image” from < HERE >
I copied ubuntu.zip to folder ezboot.
Created menu in EasyBoot: memdisk ubuntu.zip
I checked “Joliet” when creating ISO and it seems to work (at least when testing in qemu
).balder
Posted by Russell Coight on Feb. 08 2011,04:05
Hmm, not sure what I did wrong before but I tried it again and it worked.