I can install grub4dos from Windows, but I dont understund how to nstall it on Linux. The only manual for that tell me that information:
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Install GRUB for DOS boot code to the MBR of IDE channel 0, primary drive under Linux:
bootlace /dev/hda
I want to do it by a live CD. For example, I have Fedora and Ubuntu live cd. Where can I copy bootlace command and later how to execute it to install grub4dos under Linux?
I would like to install opensuse from hard disk, using GRUB4DOS (or other bootloader). My old notebook has broken cdrom and does not have support for boot from pendrive/external disk. Anyone tried this installation? I have installed Mandriva/Mageia exactly what I'm saying.
Installing Mandriva Linux - Mandriva Community Wiki
I got these when i try to install Fedora 12 from harddisk using grub4dos.
dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut: Refusing to continue
dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut: Refusing to continue
Boot has failed, sleeping forever.
First of all, I'm far from beeing a Linux or any other OS expert, so excuse me if my questions are dumb
I use grub4Dos to boot on an USB stick and launch various windows tools/installers.
The problem here is that windows 7 and vista installers both use a 'BOOT' folder containing the boot config files. (dcb, boot.sdi and some other stuff).Of course I can't have 2 folders with the same name at the same place (here the root of my usb stick).
So here is what I d'like to do :
I saw ( here url )
that grub allows the use of the cat command, which should allow me to change the content of the files in the 'BOOT' folder before chainloading any install.
Unfortunately I can't find a way of doing so.
Here is what I tried :
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title Install Windows 7
root (hd0,0)
cat (hd0,0)/WIN7/dcb > (hd0,0)/BOOT/dcb
cat (hd0,0)/WIN7/boot.sdi > (hd0,0)/BOOT/boot.sdi
chainloader (hd0,0)/bootmgr
when I boot on my usb stick and try to launch the entry 'Install Windows 7' the cat command fails to find the files.
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Code: Select allcp -pr b a
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Code: Select allcp -pr b a/
The above does the same as "cp -pr b a".
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Code: Select allcp -pr b/ a/
The above does the same as "cp -pr b a".
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A kind fellow Linux enthusiast told me about DrummerDP project grub24dos.
Here is two links to it.
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grub24dos on SourceForge
Iam not on that level so I can only trust his words for it. He start up on MsWindows and install it from that OS.
He recommend one do a back up first in case something unexpected happen No warranty.
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url
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After some time with output
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