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

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
Please find below the link to a zip file which contains everything you need to
patch Knoppix 7.0.2 live at boot time and add the missing ntfs 3g support:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k702_ntfs_3g.zip (20MB)
This technique can also be used to live patch Knoppix with whatever other feature you may need.
I am using this method on a ntfs formatted bootable USB dongle (for Windows compatibility)
and it only requires a couple files to be located at the right place (matching the grub menu.lst)
Among them are the knoppix 7.0.2 iso file and the "ntfs" cloop patch. You can use bootlace.com
(which runs as both a dos and Linux executable) to make your media storage device bootable:
./bootlace.com --time-out=0 /dev/sda (be sure to use the proper boot device, here it is sda)
You also need to have grldr (grub binary) in the root of your boot device so it can be found
by the bootsector executable (installed by bootlace). The knoppix.sh script needs to be next to
(same folder as) the Knoppix iso and "ntfs" patch files. You need to use the slightly customized
minirt_702a.gz init ramdisk. The also included two Linux Kernels are unchanged from the 7.0.2 DVD.
Hope this helps. Please provide some feedback...
Best Regards,
Gilles

PS: Please find below the direct link to the ntfs patch file: (2.3MB)
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/k702/ntfs