Booting LiveXP_RAM.iso with Grub4dos. External links Options

[mancer]

i have build a VistaPE v11 with grub4dos as bootmanager and boot from a USB.
Is it easy to boot LiveXP_RAM.iso from the USB also by changing some code so that i can choose to boot from either? and how do i do that?

Thank,
Mancer

[amalux]

i have build a VistaPE v11 with grub4dos as bootmanager and boot from a USB.
Is it easy to boot LiveXP_RAM.iso from the USB also by changing some code so that i can choose to boot from either? and how do i do that?

Thank,
Mancer

Hi Mancer, I was just thinking about whether this would be possible, it's easy to setup a LiveXP image to boot from HDD/USB/UFD with a grub4dos menu; I'm just not sure about the VistaPE option. Are you familiar with wimb's great tools and tutorials here? All we have to do is add the VistaPE image to the mix and edit the menu a bit, easy right? - I'd like to try it, how is your VistaPE setup now, can you give me a link or something so I can try to replicate what you have?

[was_jaclaz]

Well, all you have to do is to chainload SETUPLDR.BIN.

You need to have:
SETUPLDR.BIN (Server 2003 SP1 or R2, NOT "gold", NOT SP2) outside the .iso
RAMDISK.SYS (Server 2003 SP1 or R2, NOT "gold", NOT SP2) inside the .iso
NTDETECT.COM outside the .iso
the actual .ISO
a WINNT.SIF outside the .iso

Read this thread by aec:
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10482

Then read also this (optional) about using compressed .is_ image:
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=19737

And search here on boot-land, if I recall correctly Nightman or Highwaystar or Nikzzz posted somewhere a patch to avoid "summed" RAM occupation (if you have scarce RAM).

jaclaz

[mancer]

i got a txtsetup.sif is missing or corrupted error during booting. status 14
any idea?

i downloaded the vistePE v11 from
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3710

Mancer

[was_jaclaz]

Post a DIR /s >C:\USBstick.txt
of the USB stick as is.

Post your WINNT.SIF contents.

jaclaz

[wimb]

You can boot LiveXP_RAM.iso from grub4dos by making proper entry in menu.lst
(is preconfigured in menu.lst of recent U_XP_SET package)

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...5226&st=141

menu.lst

CODE

title Start LiveXP_RAM.iso
find --set-root --ignore-floppies /LiveXP_RAM.iso
map /LiveXP_RAM.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)
boot

But, it seems to me better if you try to boot direct with LiveXP BootSDI.img file installed with BOOT_IMG.exe as described here
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5306

The LiveXP_RAM.iso file is meant to be burned on CD and so to boot from RAMDISK with the BootSDI.img file located inside the ISO.

[mancer]

WINNT.SIF content:

[SetupData]
BootDevice="ramdisk(0)"
BootPath="\i386\System32\"
OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot/fastdetect/minint/rdexportashd/rdpath=LiveXP_RAM.iso"

Thankz,
Mancer

Attached File(s)

 USBstick.txt ( 179bytes ) Number of downloads: 44

 

[Galapo]

And search here on boot-land, if I recall correctly Nightman or Highwaystar or Nikzzz posted somewhere a patch to avoid "summed" RAM occupation

Yes, Nikzzzz posted what had to be done as per research and programming done by a member on Russian forum. What has to be patched is now listed in the BootSDI script on the LiveXP server. (The script now also lists what has to be patched to enable automatic detection and switch of appropriate uni- or multiprocessor kernal even without network booting.)

Regards,
Galapo.

[mancer]

SETUPLDR.BIN (Server 2003 SP1 or R2, NOT "gold", NOT SP2) outside the .iso
RAMDISK.SYS (Server 2003 SP1 or R2, NOT "gold", NOT SP2) inside the .iso

This two file must be from Server 2003 SP1 or R2.
Why is it so? can't use from XPPSP2? =X
downloading Server 2003 SP1 and try now.

Mancer

[wimb]

WINNT.SIF content:

[SetupData]
BootDevice="ramdisk(0)"
BootPath="\i386\System32\"
OsLoadOptions="/noguiboot/fastdetect/minint/rdexportashd/rdpath=LiveXP_RAM.iso"

Thankz,
Mancer

The LiveXP_RAM.iso is NOT an ISO which you can load into RAMDISK this way.
Instead you have to burn such an ISO on CD and then will be able to load into RAMDISK the BootSDI.img file inside your ISO.
(btw don't post winnt.sif this way since you are loosing the spaces in OsLoadOptions)

As posted above you need a different approach.
Use Make_USB.exe and Select LiveXP <WinBuilder>\ISO\Ram\I386\BootSDI.img file
as RAMBOOT IMAGE File