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Forum: EasyBoot Topic: Linux - I figured it out started by: sleepydvdr Posted by sleepydvdr on Jul. 30 2008,13:21
OK, I got a lot of the same error messages a lot of others were getting when trying to get linux to to boot up. By the way, billonious' guide to Linux for Newbies was awesome, but the structure of many of these distros have changed in the past year, so many of those steps need to be modified.The problems I was running in to was two things: 1. I wasn't putting a check in the "Joliet" box when creating the ISO image and 2. I wasn't putting the Linux files in the right place on the disc. The structure of the disc should be like this: Put the pmagic.bif (or what you decide to call it) file in the ezboot folder: C:\EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot Put the Linux files in C:\EasyBoot\disk1\ Note: do not put them in the ezboot folder! Use the command: bootinfotable; run pmagic.bif My directory structure for Parted Magic Linux (btw, <name> denotes a folder): <disk1> grldr grub4dos.lst isolinux.cfg menu.lst sample_pxelinux.cfg syslinux.cfg syslinux.exe <boot> *.* <ezboot> *.* + pmgaic.bif <pmagic> *.* In other words, the linux files need to be in the root of the disc, which is not the 'ezboot' folder. It is the level above it, which is the 'disk1' folder. I think this may be the source of confusion for others, since I have been trying to figure this out for 2 days now and it doesn't seem to be clearly documented anywhere. It works fine for me now that I have the files in the right places. Hope this helps everyone! Posted by xoben on Jul. 30 2008,19:26
Thank you sleepydvdr for sharing your experience.
Posted by billonious on Aug. 30 2008,05:42
thank you, good results
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