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

[patelbhavesh]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

[ruymbeke]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

The minirt24_ntfs.gz included in my last link (grubc.zip) works also on Knoppix3.7. The 3.7 drivers are the same as in 3.6 (at least for the 2.4 kernel) but I didn't check about the linuxrc script yet. I will do more check (kernel 2.6 and linuxrc) this WE...
I have been asking Klaus and Fabianx in the mailing list for including this within the next release, but so far no response from them, and I am not sure it would ever happen...
As a recall, here is my last link:

http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubc.zip

Cheers, Gilles

[patelbhavesh]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

The minirt24_ntfs.gz included in my last link (grubc.zip) works also on Knoppix3.7. The 3.7 drivers are the same as in 3.6 (at least for the 2.4 kernel) but I didn't check about the linuxrc script yet. I will do more check (kernel 2.6 and linuxrc) this WE...
I have been asking Klaus and Fabianx in the mailing list for including this within the next release, but so far no response from them, and I am not sure it would ever happen...
As a recall, here is my last link:

http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubc.zip

Cheers, Gilles

To reduce the load on your server I have mirrored the content on my webserver.

http://bhavesh.mdns.org/pub/grubcknoppix36/grubc.zip

[patelbhavesh]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

The minirt24_ntfs.gz included in my last link (grubc.zip) works also on Knoppix3.7. The 3.7 drivers are the same as in 3.6 (at least for the 2.4 kernel) but I didn't check about the linuxrc script yet. I will do more check (kernel 2.6 and linuxrc) this WE...
I have been asking Klaus and Fabianx in the mailing list for including this within the next release, but so far no response from them, and I am not sure it would ever happen...
As a recall, here is my last link:

http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubc.zip

Cheers, Gilles

I tried this grubc with Knoppix 3.7 .
I think kernel 24 works fine.I didnt play around with it a lot.
But kernel2.6 gives a couple of errors of modules not found as it looks for in the 2.6.7 directory and with knoppix 3.7 the modules are in the 2.6.9 directories.

[ruymbeke]

I tried this grubc with Knoppix 3.7. I think kernel 24 works fine.I didnt play around with it a lot. But kernel2.6 gives a couple of errors of modules not found as it looks for in the 2.6.7 directory and with knoppix 3.7 the modules are in the 2.6.9 directories.

I finally found the time to update the minirt26_ntfs.gz for knoppix 3.7 and kernel 2.6 (linuxrc and drivers updated). I also updated the full package grubd.zip. Find below the links:
http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/37minirt26_ntfs.gz and http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubd.zip
Cheers, Gilles

[patelbhavesh]

I tried this grubc with Knoppix 3.7. I think kernel 24 works fine.I didnt play around with it a lot. But kernel2.6 gives a couple of errors of modules not found as it looks for in the 2.6.7 directory and with knoppix 3.7 the modules are in the 2.6.9 directories.

I finally found the time to update the minirt26_ntfs.gz for knoppix 3.7 and kernel 2.6 (linuxrc and drivers updated). I also updated the full package grubd.zip. Find below the links:
http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/37minirt26_ntfs.gz and http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubd.zip
Cheers, Gilles

I tested the new 37minirt26_ntfs.gz and minirt26_ntfs in the grubd.zip file.
Both give me the following error

insmod : error inserting '/modules/ntfs.o' : -1 invalid module format
insmod : error inserting '/modules/nls-cp9320.o' : -1 invalid module format
insmod : error inserting '/modules/nls_euc_jp.o' : -1 invalid module format
Looking for CDROM in: /dev/hdh16
insmod error inserting 'modules/loop.o' : -1 Invalid module format
mount : Could not find a spare loop device

After that it throws me to the limited shell.Where in pretty much I have to reboot.
Has anyone else faced this problem.

[ruymbeke]

I tested the new 37minirt26_ntfs.gz and minirt26_ntfs in the grubd.zip file.
Both give me the following error

insmod : error inserting '/modules/ntfs.o' : -1 invalid module format
insmod : error inserting '/modules/nls-cp9320.o' : -1 invalid module format
insmod : error inserting '/modules/nls_euc_jp.o' : -1 invalid module format
Looking for CDROM in: /dev/hdh16
insmod error inserting 'modules/loop.o' : -1 Invalid module format
mount : Could not find a spare loop device

After that it throws me to the limited shell.Where in pretty much I have to reboot.
Has anyone else faced this problem.

Did you verify the date (12162004) of the linuxrc script in the multicolor knoppix ?
Do you have more than one iso file in the same directory ?
Do you load the kernel, initrd and iso of the same knoppix 3.7, dec 8 2004 release ?
It works on both my laptop and destop ... It should work on yours as well...
Cheers, Gilles

[patelbhavesh]

Yeah it works.I was using the older linux kernel.Thanks for all the help.

Also I have mirrorred the grubd.zip on my website.
http://bhavesh.mdns.org/pub/grubdknoppix37/grubd.zip

[probono]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

Kanotix has the two features "Boot from NTFS" and "Boot from ISO" included since version BH X, and Kano seems to be open about including a "very poor man's installer" (a Windows bat script to set it all up).

Greetings,
probono

[bfree]

Any news on whether this feature will be included in the next release.

Kanotix has the two features "Boot from NTFS" and "Boot from ISO" included since version BH X, and Kano seems to be open about including a "very poor man's installer" (a Windows bat script to set it all up).

Greetings,
probono

You can find some instructions on using fromiso with Kanotix on the kanotix forum. The quick version is use "fromhd=/dev/hdXN fromiso=path/to/K*FIX2.ISO" (for the latest FIX2 version of Kanotix) or even quicker just put the iso onto any vfat/ntfs/etx[2|3]/resiser[3|4] partition in a directory called KNOPPIX with the iso named KNOPPIX.ISO and just use "fromiso" (avoids you having to know how Linux names your partitions).

I have written a similar patch for the linuxrc in Knoppix (with some help from Fabian creating a truly minimal losetup) and sent it to the developers mailing list. It was probably too late for inclusion in 3.7 and I haven't heard anything back yet. It is worth noting that (as this thread has demonstrated) you can simply use a modified initrd with the original iso so we could maintain initrd's for knoppix even if the official cd itself does not contain the required initrd.