Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: A guide
started by: TomSilver
Posted by TomSilver on Jan. 27 2006,09:53
There are different ways of putting stuff on your multiboot cd/dvd.

1. Floppy image
If you want to put a bootable floppy on your cd/dvd, you can just make an image of it (a file containing the exact data from the floppy). This file is a .img file. EasyBoot has a function to make these files out of floppies.

2. Bootable CD/DVD without booting front-end
If you have a bootable CD or CD image that doesn't include a menu or loader (like ISOLinux), you can just follow these two steps:
- Copy all the files from the image file or cd into your cd/dvd directory (easyboot/disk1/).
- Extract the boot sector from the CD or image. Some software can do this, but I think the easiest tool is BBIE (made by Bart, the maker of BartPE). You can get it by clicking < here >.
To use it, go to dos/command prompt (type cmd or command in the run dialog of windows, depending on you version)
In the command prompt, browse to the directory bbie is in (using cd as a command to change directories) and use the following syntax:
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bbie <ISOfile>

or
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bbie <drive the disk is in>

Of course with the things between <> replaced with their appropriate values (and of course remove the <>)
Now a file is created named image1.bin.
Put that file in you ezboot folder (/easyboot/disk1/ezboot) and rename if necessary.
Put in the command part of you menu item:
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run <.bin-file>

Of course with the thing between <> replaced with its appropriate value (and of course remove the <>)

3. Bootable CD/DVD with booting front-end
This is rater difficult to tell.
You can just copy the files as in 2 but you don't need to include the front-end (like ISOLinux).
Now you have to find the boot record file.
Usually its extension is .bin.
I can't explain more clearly how to find this file, for I simply can't tell.
Put that file in you ezboot folder (/easyboot/disk1/ezboot) and rename if necessary.
Put in the command part of you menu item:
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run <.bin-file>

Of course with the thing between <> replaced with its appropriate value (and of course remove the <>)

Now you know the basics.
You will (almost surely) run into problems, but that's why this forum is here. ;)

(now if the mod will make this post sticky, people will at least know what they have to do, since it took me quite a long time to figure this all out)