Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: Bootable CD not loading EasyBoot
started by: MuadDib
Posted by MuadDib on Aug. 16 2004,17:20
Dear everybody who reads this.

Seems like I've got a little problem.

I created a few menu-options in Easyboot v5.01 including some sub-menu's. All these files including the needed .img files for booting Partition Magic, Disk Manager, Memtest etc. are placed in the disk1\EZBOOT directory.

Then I tell the program to MAKE ISO.

After that it requires the CD File DIR. here I point to DISK1
it also requires a Boot image (This is where I go wrong) (Let me rephraze: This is where I think something goes wrong, this is the point where something I do is incorrect but I don't know what). I pointed this to a dead-ordinary windows 98 boot disk. This didn't work. I also tried pointing to loader.bin because the FAQ says that loader.bin will load the menu so i thought I had to try it.

After the ISO is created I use Nero Burning Rom 6.3.something to burn it. After that I try to boot from the disk and it boots my dead-ordinary windows 98 boot disk (From CD, yes) but does not load the Easyboot menu. How do I correct this problem?

Thnx in advance.
Posted by Mandraker on Aug. 16 2004,17:27
i aint really sure but don't u have to make an image of the bootdisk and point easyboot to that image like u say here

" it also requires a Boot image (This is where I go wrong). I pointed this to a dead-ordinary windows 98 boot disk. "
Posted by MuadDib on Aug. 16 2004,17:36
Quote (Mandraker @ Aug. 16 2004,22:27)
i aint really sure but don't u have to make an image of the bootdisk and point easyboot to that image like u say here

" it also requires a Boot image (This is where I go wrong). I pointed this to a dead-ordinary windows 98 boot disk. "

make an image of the bootdisk (What bootdisk do you mean with this?) and point Easyboot to that image

I tried a win98 bootdisk

I've got an Idea.

Maybe by replacing jo.sys on the win98 bootdisk with loader.bin that might just work. Report in a few minutes..

Thnx for the help for now. But keep those comments coming please!
Posted by MuadDib on Aug. 16 2004,17:42
Sorry, This didn't help.

Any other ideas?
Posted by MuadDib on Aug. 16 2004,17:48
Quote (MuadDib @ Aug. 16 2004,22:20)
I also tried pointing to loader.bin because the FAQ says that loader.bin will load the menu so i thought I had to try it.

Seems I didn't try hard enough.

It works.

Only problem I have now is that it doesn't respond to my keyboard.

That's next to be solved!
Posted by Mandraker on Aug. 16 2004,17:52
i mean in easyboot u have the " tools " button and that points to " make floppy image "  maybe u need to make a floppy image of your win98 bootdisk and use that.