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

[ruymbeke]

New (and working) Forum links (after forum migration):
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Knoppix 9.2.0 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 9.1.0 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 9.0.0 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 8.6.1 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 8.5.0 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 8.3.0 minirt+vmt
Knoppix 8.1.0 minirt+vm+3D
Knoppix 8.0.0 minirt+vm+3D
Knoppix 7.7.1 minirt+vm+3D
Knoppix 7.7.0 minirt+vm+3D
Knoppix 7.5.0 minirt+vm+3D: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...349#post132349
Knoppix 7.4.2 minirt+64+vm+3D: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/11589-ISO-boot-from-FAT-NTFS-USB-%28GRUB-exe-grldr-from-boot-ini%29?p=132111#post132111
Knoppix 7.2.0 minirt+64+vm+3D: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...607#post129607
Knoppix CeBIT 7.1.0 minirt+64+vm+3D: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...169#post129169
Knoppix 7.0.5 minirt+64+vm+3D: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...l=1#post128979
Knoppix 7.0.4 minirt+64+vm: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...l=1#post127675
Knoppix 7.0.3 minirt+64+vm: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...l=1#post127151
Knoppix 7.0.2 minirt: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...919#post126919
Knoppix 7.0.0 minirt and virtual machine: http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/115...465#post126465
Workstation 8.0.1 or Player 4.0.1 (build 528992) vm for Knoppix 6.7.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/threads...l=1#post125586

A snapshot of the old forum (before the migration from phpBB to vBulletin) would be helpful to repair all the broken links...

Old forum links:
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Since this thread is quite long now, please find below an index of some useful links:

Workstation 7.0.1 or Player 3.0.1 (build 227600) vm for 6.2.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=122675#122675 >4GB
Workstation 7.0.0 or Player 3.0.0 (build 203739) vm for 6.2.0: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=121964#121964 >4GB
Workstation 7.0.0 or Player 3.0.0 (build 203739) vm for 5.3.1 & 5.1.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=121541#121541
Workstation 6.5.2 or Player 2.5.2 (build 156735) vm for 5.3.1 & 5.1.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=120342#120342
Workstation 6.5.1 or Player 2.5.1 (build 126130) vm for 5.3.1 & 5.1.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=119222#119222
Workstation 6.5.0 or Player 2.5.0 (build 118166) vm for 5.3.1 & 5.1.1: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=118954#118954
VmWare 6.0 virtual machines for Knoppix 5.1.1 & 5.2 c't: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113100#113100
with persistence of data: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113141#113141
USB dongle how-to & 4.02/5.01 files: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=93758#93758
Windows Partition PMI wiki: http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Win_Partition

Knoppix 6.2.1 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=122674#122674 with big memory kernel >4GB
Knoppix 6.2.0 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=121968#121968 with big memory kernel >4GB
Knoppix 6.2.0 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=121620#121620
Knoppix 5.3.1 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=117224#117224
Knoppix 5.2 c't update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=112830#112830
Knoppix 5.1.1 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=110240#110240
Knoppix 5.1.0 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=110044#110044
Knoppix 5.0.1 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=103883#103883
Knoppix 5.0 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=101334#101334
Accelerated Knoppix 5.0.1 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=104261#104261
Accelerated Knoppix 4.0.2 update: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=101282#101282

ISO boot using grub: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=99669#99669
and some more explanation: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=98279#98279
bug fixes: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=98940#98940
and trick used: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=96888#96888

Hope this helps,
Gilles van Ruymbeke