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bootable cd? [message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 16:19 Go to next message
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is it possible to create a CD that will boot straight into windows? i don't have a floppy drive. im working fully from linux so any windows programs is out of the question.
Re: bootable cd? [message #225398 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 16:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Try BartPE

Hmm
Re: bootable cd? [message #225402 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 16:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i already have windows installed but because i am using the bootsector for a different os, i need some cd with the windows bootloader on it
Re: bootable cd? [message #225419 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 18:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is this so you can dual boot? You can try Lilo.

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Re: bootable cd? [message #225425 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 20:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Why didn't you setup dual-boot?
Re: bootable cd? [message #225428 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 21:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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BartPE for the 2nd time.

Hmm
Re: bootable cd? [message #225430 is a reply to message #225428] Sat, 07 October 2006 21:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yoshimitsu wrote on Sun, 08 October 2006 17:22

BartPE for the 2nd time.

BartPE wil give him a 'live' XP, I think he just wants access to the XP he already has on his HDD.


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Re: bootable cd? [message #225435 is a reply to message #225395] Sat, 07 October 2006 23:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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either setup your grub/lilo to optionally boot from windows,
use a commercial bootmanager like acronis os selector
or boot your windows xp setup cd, go straight into the repair console and do a "fixmbr"

that are the options. but this is basic........!

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Re: bootable cd? [message #225436 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 00:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I didn't suggest fixmbr because it would remove access to his linux partition.

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Re: bootable cd? [message #225438 is a reply to message #225436] Sun, 08 October 2006 00:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thats why i mentioned it last...
would be the fastest way anyways.. if you want to access your linux partition again boot from your linux cd and install your linux bootmanager again.

and if you wanna do it right just do one of the first two points... i would recommend setting up the windows partition in your linux loader (lilo/grub or w/e)

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Re: bootable cd? [message #225440 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 02:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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fixmbr doesn't work because for some reason no matter how many times i do it nothing happends, grub still come up.

there is an option in grub called windows but for windows is on ntfs and grub doesn't like like that so i get an error.
"unsupported partion type" or something like that. here is my menu.lst if it is any help.

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sun Oct  8 09:41:26 2006


color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title Linux
    kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdd2 vga=0x317 splash=silent desktop resume=/dev/hdd1 showopts
    initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
    root (hd1,0)
    chainloader +1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
title Floppy
    root (fd0)
    chainloader +1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe
    kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdd2 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0  3
    initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd



i have tried everything to get it to work but everything i tryed get an error.
Re: bootable cd? [message #225442 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 02:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Where is your windows installed?

Do you have more than 1 HDD?


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Re: bootable cd? [message #225446 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 04:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yea sorry i should said more here is what i get from mount:

dan@linux:~> su
Password:
linux:/home/dan # mount
/dev/hdd2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/hdc1 on /windows/C type ntfs (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,nls=utf8)
/dev/hda on /media/dvd type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/hdb on /media/dvdram type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
linux:/home/dan #
linux:/home/dan #


btw: i do have 2 hard disks. linux is installed on the second windows onthe first. the bootloader is on the first.

Re: bootable cd? [message #225474 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 08:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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urggg, never mind. im going to lowlevel format the hard disks and install both OS's in one hard drive. so the bootloader will actully work.

btw: i have to lowlevel format the hard disk so that windows can write a mbr, you may say i am crasy but i cannot find a tool to erease it and windows doen't work otherwise
Re: bootable cd? [message #225500 is a reply to message #225474] Sun, 08 October 2006 10:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That is not neccesary.

You need to add an extra line to your grub config file if the OS you want to boot is on a different physical disk. It has been a while since I set up my bootloader so I cannot remember exactly what it was but you should just have to add something like this under the windows section in the file.

map (hd1) (hd0)

I would post my config file but I am at my parents for thanksgiving and I only have my laptop with me and all the operating systems on my laptop are on the same hard drive. My main computer has Win Xp, debian and vectorlinux and windows is on its own drive and I can boot it fine using Grub.

Google is an excellent resource for little problems like this and I bet you could find exactly what you are looking for within five minutes if the command I gave you does not work.


I am assuming you left the windows MBR intact and installed grub on your linux drive? If that is the case you should be able to tell your BIOS which hard drive to boot off of and boot into windows using that.


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Re: bootable cd? [message #225507 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 11:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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the windows mbr was destroyed replaced by grub's. i have finished reinstalling now. this computer will have linux on fully when i get my laptop. i only wanted windows so i could play world of warcraft.

btw: i spent about 1 1/2 looking on google to fix this problem. and i already tryed map.
Re: bootable cd? [message #225534 is a reply to message #225507] Sun, 08 October 2006 12:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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help-linux wrote on Sun, 08 October 2006 19:05

i only wanted windows so i could play world of warcraft.

So how annoyed/amazed will you be when you find out you can run WoW on Linux? Very Happy
Re: bootable cd? [message #225537 is a reply to message #225395] Sun, 08 October 2006 12:40 Go to previous message
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i did know, in fact i even got cedega but no matter how much i tryed it wouldnt run. when i tryed to install nothing happend so i just gave up
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