Comments on: Roll Your Own Multiboot USB Flash Drive http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Crazyfella http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-322 Crazyfella Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:54:19 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-322 Just to correct myself, with regard to putting the ERDCommander2005.iso files on the USB I said, "extract the files with a utility called PeToUSB.exe and place them in the root of the USB flash drive". That was not quite correct. First, you need to extract the files using winrar or isobuster or similar to a temp folder. Then you give this temp folder path in PeToUSB.exe where it says: "Source Path to Built WinPE/BartPE files". Then click "Enable File Copy". Untick "Enable Disk Format", make sure your USB flash drive is set as the "Destination Drive" then click start. It works trust me. Just to correct myself, with regard to putting the ERDCommander2005.iso files on the USB I said, “extract the files with a utility called PeToUSB.exe and place them in the root of the USB flash drive”.

That was not quite correct. First, you need to extract the files using winrar or isobuster or similar to a temp folder. Then you give this temp folder path in PeToUSB.exe where it says: “Source Path to Built WinPE/BartPE files”. Then click “Enable File Copy”. Untick “Enable Disk Format”, make sure your USB flash drive is set as the “Destination Drive” then click start.

It works trust me.

]]> By: Crazyfella http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-321 Crazyfella Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:44:21 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-321 Hi there fellas, I followed this guide and got my Multiboot USB flash drive working pretty well. However, I had a problem with my ERDCommander2005.iso. It would start booting but bluescreen every time. I also had a problem with my ERD60 and DART_windows7 images booting successfully but never being able to recognise the windows installation on the fixed hard drive. This means the Locksmith and System Restore tools were useless (as some implied above). I solved the problem with ERDCommander2005.iso BSOD by extracting the files with a utility called PeToUSB.exe and placing them in the root of the USB flash drive. To be exact, this places 'Documents and Settings', 'minint', 'bootsect.bin', 'LICENCE.TXT', 'ntdetect.com', 'ntldr', 'WIN51', 'WIN51IS', and 'winbom.ini' in the root of the USB flash drive. Now put into menu.lst: title Boot Windows ERD Commander 2005 root (hd0,0) chainloader /ntldr The command comes from this link: http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/boot.htm#mbr. It describes it like this: 'To directly chainload the NT loader file ntldr (installed on the first partition of the first hard disk) use this command' This works perfectly to boot ERDCommander 2005. It also works on BartPE/WinPE images you have put together yourself. But this method only allows one ntldr-style system at a time on the USB drive, unless you want to invent some renaming or partitioning scheme for your stick. I also got System Restore and Locksmith, etc tools working on ERD60 by doing much the same thing. Only this time, you don't need PeToUSB.exe. Just extract all the files and folders from the ERD60.iso using isobuster, WINRAR or similar and copy straight to the root of the USB flash drive. IE. This places boot, EFI, sources and bootmgr on the root of the USB flash drive. Now put into menu.lst title Boot msDART Windows 7 64bit root (hd0,0) chainloader /bootmgr Same deal as before. Grub chainloads, passing control to bootmgr which then boots into ERD60 environment. Same deal as before, only one such bootmgr-style system possible per flash drive, unless you invent some renaming/repartitioning scheme for your stick. What you can do is put ERDCommander2005 and 1 version of ERD60 (eg. Vista 32bit) onto the same stick though. The ntldr and bootmgr systems don't interfere with one another. Hope this helps someone. Hi there fellas, I followed this guide and got my Multiboot USB flash drive working pretty well.

However, I had a problem with my ERDCommander2005.iso. It would start booting but bluescreen every time. I also had a problem with my ERD60 and DART_windows7 images booting successfully but never being able to recognise the windows installation on the fixed hard drive. This means the Locksmith and System Restore tools were useless (as some implied above).

I solved the problem with ERDCommander2005.iso BSOD by extracting the files with a utility called PeToUSB.exe and placing them in the root of the USB flash drive. To be exact, this places ‘Documents and Settings’, ‘minint’, ‘bootsect.bin’, ‘LICENCE.TXT’, ‘ntdetect.com’, ‘ntldr’, ‘WIN51′, ‘WIN51IS’, and ‘winbom.ini’ in the root of the USB flash drive. Now put into menu.lst:
title Boot Windows ERD Commander 2005
root (hd0,0)
chainloader /ntldr
The command comes from this link:
http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/boot.htm#mbr.
It describes it like this:
‘To directly chainload the NT loader file ntldr (installed on the first partition of the first hard disk) use this command’
This works perfectly to boot ERDCommander 2005. It also works on BartPE/WinPE images you have put together yourself. But this method only allows one ntldr-style system at a time on the USB drive, unless you want to invent some renaming or partitioning scheme for your stick.

I also got System Restore and Locksmith, etc tools working on ERD60 by doing much the same thing. Only this time, you don’t need PeToUSB.exe. Just extract all the files and folders from the ERD60.iso using isobuster, WINRAR or similar and copy straight to the root of the USB flash drive. IE. This places boot, EFI, sources and bootmgr on the root of the USB flash drive. Now put into menu.lst
title Boot msDART Windows 7 64bit
root (hd0,0)
chainloader /bootmgr

Same deal as before. Grub chainloads, passing control to bootmgr which then boots into ERD60 environment. Same deal as before, only one such bootmgr-style system possible per flash drive, unless you invent some renaming/repartitioning scheme for your stick.

What you can do is put ERDCommander2005 and 1 version of ERD60 (eg. Vista 32bit) onto the same stick though. The ntldr and bootmgr systems don’t interfere with one another.
Hope this helps someone.

]]> By: Eddy http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-280 Eddy Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:38:02 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-280 Hi, I can not Get to work Booting Ultimate CD. I did what you told people to do. I downloaded the UBCD zip file and converted it to an ISO file. I copied the BSCD.iso file in to the root of the usb, but no luck. I got an error 13: invalid or unsupported executable format. Thanks, Hi,
I can not Get to work Booting Ultimate CD. I did what you told people to do. I downloaded the UBCD zip file and converted it to an ISO file. I copied the BSCD.iso file in to the root of the usb, but no luck. I got an error 13: invalid or unsupported executable format.
Thanks,

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]]> By: A.c http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-184 A.c Tue, 10 May 2011 16:02:46 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-184 how to change font color?? my hiren boot only in green font and black background?? can i change that?? how to change font color??
my hiren boot only in green font and black background??
can i change that??

]]> By: Khofo http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-139 Khofo Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:46:55 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-139 I have formated my usb to 2 partitions first one with is fat 2 GB has the hiren cd on it, i want to add a title in the menu with win7 setup pointing to an iso image into the second partition. here is my menu.lst timeout 60 default 0 title Boot from Hard Drive rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader (hd0,0)+1 title -------------------- root title Start Hiren's BootCD find --set-root /HBCD/boot.gz map --mem /HBCD/boot.gz (fd0) map --hook chainloader (fd0)+1 rootnoverify (fd0) map --floppies=1 boot title Mini Windows Xp find --set-root /HBCD/XPLOADER.BIN chainloader /HBCD/XPLOADER.BIN title Windows Win7 32bit map (fd0,1)/WIn7.iso (fd0) map –hook chainloader (fd0) boot only the windows setup is not working, can you please tell me what to do thanks I have formated my usb to 2 partitions first one with is fat 2 GB has the hiren cd on it, i want to add a title in the menu with win7 setup pointing to an iso image into the second partition.
here is my menu.lst

timeout 60
default 0

title Boot from Hard Drive
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

title ——————–
root

title Start Hiren’s BootCD
find –set-root /HBCD/boot.gz
map –mem /HBCD/boot.gz (fd0)
map –hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)
map –floppies=1
boot

title Mini Windows Xp
find –set-root /HBCD/XPLOADER.BIN
chainloader /HBCD/XPLOADER.BIN

title Windows Win7 32bit
map (fd0,1)/WIn7.iso (fd0)
map –hook
chainloader (fd0)
boot

only the windows setup is not working, can you please tell me what to do
thanks

]]> By: luftiq http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-138 luftiq Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:03:50 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-138 You can also create a multiboot usb using a tool such as Xboot. You can see how to here: http://www.kimpl.com/?p=202 You can also create a multiboot usb using a tool such as Xboot. You can see how to here: http://www.kimpl.com/?p=202

]]> By: Drevolution http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-137 Drevolution Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:23:35 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-137 Does anyone have a complete bootable USB GRUB. I am tire of getting around and can get it right. Please let me know need it bad. I want to add multiple tools to troubleshoot my computers in my office. Does anyone have a complete bootable USB GRUB. I am tire of getting around and can get it right.

Please let me know need it bad. I want to add multiple tools to troubleshoot my computers in my office.

]]> By: steve http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-136 steve Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:49:50 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-136 use minus minus md5 (two minuses are coming out as one minus on this site!) use minus minus md5

(two minuses are coming out as one minus on this site!)

]]> By: steve http://www.userbytes.com/roll-your-own-multiboot-usb-flash-drive/#comment-135 steve Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:48:55 +0000 http://userbytes.com/?p=166#comment-135 There are some typos in your password examples - you must use --md5 not -md5!!! There are some typos in your password examples – you must use –md5 not -md5!!!

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