ISO boot from FAT/NTFS/USB (GRUB.exe, grldr from boot.ini)

[ruymbeke]

Hi Blacksimon,
Yes you are correct and I will fix it in the next rev (DISTRO="Knoppix 7.1" instead of DISTRO="Knoppix 7").
Practically I verified that the two init scripts are functionally identical and I did not import this cosmetic detail.
Thank you very much for catching this.
Best Regards,
Gilles

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
Please find below the latest Knoppix 7.2.0 minirt for nfs, samba and iso boots (32 & 64):
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k720/minirt_720.gz (11MB)
and the latest VMware 9.0.2 virtual machine guest zipped with optional data persistence and 3D:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/...1140354_3d.zip (with 3D support 133MB)
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk720_1140354.zip (without 3D support 44.7MB)
Please provide some feedback.
Best Regards,
Gilles

PS: Please find below a link to the 3D cloop file used in the above vm:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k720/3dd
and another link to the VMware 9.0.2 tools cloop file also used in the above vm:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k720/vmt1139289

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
Please find below the latest VMware 10.0.0 virtual machine guest zipped
with optional data persistence and 3D graphic acceleration (within the guest):
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/...1295980_3d.zip (with 3D support 132MB)
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk720_1295980.zip (without 3D support 44MB)
Please provide some feedback.
Best Regards,
Gilles

[Capricorny]

Ryumbeke,
just a question:
Does 7.2.0 run VMware 10 well, with no patching etc?
I gave up the efforts to get Workstation 8.1 to run on 7.2.0.

[ruymbeke]

Hi Capricorny,
Yes, the kernel modules of VMware 10 (for both the workstation hypervisor and the Linux tools)
are much better and do compile without problem with the kernel 3.9.6 of Knoppix 7.2.0.
I just regret that Vmware removed the video recording option from the workstation menus.
Best Regards,
Gilles

Ryumbeke,
just a question:
Does 7.2.0 run VMware 10 well, with no patching etc?
I gave up the efforts to get Workstation 8.1 to run on 7.2.0.

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
After finding out that the knoppix-terminalserver of Knoppix 7.3.0
is rejecting the 64bits config because different kernel modules
need to be loaded, I modified the init script to fix this issue and
created some kind of a "universal" minirt.gz replacement which
can be used for all boot configuration: normal cd/dvd boot,
usb boot, hdd boot (including from ntfs), pxe boot (nfs or smb),...
I also added some other very useful modules when running under
virtualisation like vmware: BusLogic.ko mptbase.ko mptscsih.ko
mptspi.ko and of course the ptp.ko pps_core.ko besides all the
network 32 and 64 bits kernel modules for the pxe network boot.
Best Regards,
Gilles

http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k730/minirt_730.gz
(please do not left click but use the right click "save as" option)

[utu]

Greetings, Gilles.

I'm looking forward to an 'After CeBIT' version of Knoppix 7.3, and do not have the CeBIT version.
Do you know if KK plans to include an accommodation of your good works in that version?

I know your minirt.gz is versioned 730, so I expect it might NOT be universally applicable to 7.3.x;
is that the case? -OR-
Would you expect your minirt.gz to work with any 7.3.x that shows up?

Thanks & Best Regards

[ruymbeke]

Hello utu,

Do you know if KK plans to include an accommodation of your good works in that version?

I sure hope so but I don't know.

I know your minirt.gz is versioned 730, so I expect it might NOT be universally applicable to 7.3.x;
is that the case? -OR- Would you expect your minirt.gz to work with any 7.3.x that shows up?

The minirt is really Kernel dependent: so as long as the same 3.13.0 kernel is used, the same minirt can be used.
Best Regards,
Gilles

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
Please find below:
1) small bug fix for k705 minirt for nfs, samba and iso boots (32 & 64):
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k705/minirt_705.gz (14.6MB)
2) the latest VMware 10.0.2 virtual machine Knoppix 7.0.5 guest zipped with optional data persistence and 3D:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/...1744117_3d.zip (with 3D support 195MB)
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk705_1744117.zip (without 3D support 46.9MB)
Please provide some feedback.
Best Regards,
Gilles

[utu]

Greetings, Gilles.
Would you please remind us how to decipher a Knoppix minirt.gz?
I've lost the old reference I had for this.
Thanks.