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hello balder ,

I tried your per instruction and both FAIL TO BOOT , BUT REBOOT RIGHT THE WAY1. a) 'grub-kicker-image' = "setupxp.img" with menu.lst :
   
        find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /XP-1.img
        map /XP-1.img (hd0)
        map --hook
        root (hd0,0)
        chainloader /ntldr

   b) with menu command "bcdw setupxp.img"

   c) xp-1.img with other xp files in usb-harddisk root folder

2. a)  'grub-kicker-image' = "setupxp.img" with menu.lst :

        find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /XP-1.img.gz
        map --mem /XP-1.img.gz (hd0)
        map --hook
        root (hd0,0)
        chainloader /ntldr

    b) with menu command "bcdw setupxp.img"

    c) user 'easyboot cab.script' and pushed on button 'g-zip' in script and followed instructions , then I've got a "xp-1.img.gz"
         xp-1.img.gz in usb-harddisk root folder

Please tell me what I was wrong , as you can get a BSD or to avoid the BSD with "--mem".

I have no chance to boot it up , even I can't see the XP loading hardware screen !!!

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PostIcon Posted on: Aug. 02 2012,15:23 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE

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Quote: "I have no chance to boot it up , even I can't see the XP loading hardware screen !!!"

Please read in your message, to see if it helps :cool:

regards balder


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hello balder ,

quote : "Please read in your message, to see if it helps  
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I don't understand what this mean , do you mean I've to wait for your test. OR I've to read your message once again ?

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Well I have sent you a message using EayBoot messenger
Haven’t you received such message with download links ???

There are files and a brief instruction to test my version of EasyBoot menu :cool:

I also have done some more test – and all succesfull if I used --mem in menu.lst
I always get BSD-screen if not using –mem in grub-kicker-image :O

I also noticed the importance of a ‘clean structure’ to USB drive (especially if using USB stick)

Anyway – did you or did your not receive message with download links in Easyboot message ???

Note, I’m not at my home residence for two days – will be back on Sunday or something :cool:

Regards balder


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hello balder ,

quote : "Well I have sent you a message using EayBoot messenger"

Sorry balder , I haven't heard about what is Easyboot messenger. I never know that there is a messenger in Easyboot. If you sent it to me , so where can I get it ?

Thanks for your instruction or can email me to allgames71@gmail.com

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Quote: "Sorry balder , I haven't heard about what is Easyboot messenger"

In the upper right corner you have in EasyBoot 'Your Messenger' :;):

I use this 'messenger' when sending some 'secret' messengers that should only be read by that particular person :cool:

Note: I also have used your e-mail
Hopefully you got the message this time :;):

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hello balder ,

A great thanks to you for your help , successfully I made the xp bootable from within Easyboot menu and not from add booting to the menu.lst

1. from the allgames71.gho , I extract only the xp.img and xp_mem.img and test only the xp.img

2. I put the xp.img in "C:\Easyboot\disk1\ezboot" and use menu command "bcdw xp.img"

3. Then make "mydisk.iso" and check "Joliet" only , use Easyboot-usb_v2 and place xp-1.img in the root of my usb-hd

4. It boots up right the way to xp desktop successfully at the first trial. Really nice.

My CURIOSITY ???

1. It seems to be no difference of the menu.lst in your xp.img , with the one you taught me before (post number 11) . I'm wondering what's the different between them ? It seems to be exactly the same. Was I doing anything wrong before to waste your time ? Or am I now making it successfuly by luck ?

2. I test with xp.img and not xp_mem.img as I know it takes a lot of time to boot . Fortunately I have not encounter the BSD like you .

   a) My motherboard is Asus M4N68T-M V2 , 4GB Ram , AMD Athlon™ IIx2 255 Processor (I haven't try the Intel motherboard yet)
   b) There's an easy way to make XP universally boot in any computer except those with AHCI / Raid , is to throughly erase all the drivers with a batch file everytime before shutdown .
   c) For those motherboard , specially notebooks with AHCI /Raid , you can also add all the AHCI /Raid drivers in xp by offline .

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I'm now playing with Win8 vhd , may be I'll need your help soon.

Anyway , thanks again and again to you , balder . You did a great help , thanks.
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hello balder ,

From the file you sent me , you use the background picture "BACK7.BMP" , which is 1024 x 768 size .

But when I use the 1024 x 768 size as BACK.BMP and save , it has an error message .

If it's inconvient to talk about this in here , please email me. Thanks


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hello balder ,

Sorry to border you , but I like your BACK7 wallpaper and the self-made button very much , I don't know how to make it.

Wonder if you can send me also your original Easyboot xp file to me ? So I can learn it myself.

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Quote: "successfully I made the xp bootable from within Easyboot menu and not from add booting to the menu.lst"

Well - I made a wild guess :D  that something elementary must be wrong here - that's why I sent you the 'original file' to see if it worked better that way - and it did :;):


Quote: "Was I doing anything wrong before to waste your time ? Or am I now making it successfuly by luck?"

I really cannot tell ???
Remember that you can create you own 'grub-kicker-image' using my script: 'easyboot kicker-image.script'
Script has option to create DOS-floppy images as well and also creates such floppy images in several sizes as well (same to 'grub-kicker-image)

Quote:  "Wonder if you can send me also your original Easyboot xp file to me ? So I can learn it myself"

I use the setupxp.img in folder 'balder/USB_Resources" and extract text-file 'menu.lst' to some place and edit text in that file followed by inject it back to setupxp.img (I use 'Save as' in UltraIso to a different name like xp-1.img and save it to folder EZBOOT of course)

This means you already have the 'original floppy image-file in your position :cool:

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Quote: "But when I use the 1024 x 768 size as BACK.BMP and save , it has an error message"

It looks to me you have set background size to '640x480'!!!

Please in EasyBoot press 'Options>>Configuration' and set 'Screen Resolution' to 1024x768 and also set 'Screen mode' to 256 Colour(8bits) and finally press 'OK' to confirm settings!

Note: I use this resolution 1024x768 and colour mode 256 Colour(8bits) to most of my builds!
Attention! Some 'mini-laptops' with poor graphic support in 'BIOS-mode' (when booting) only support 800x600 in screen resolution in combination with 256 Colour(8bits).

Using 800x600 in screen resolution and 256 Colour(8bits) is close to bullet-proof to work in any computer (including computers with poor graphic support in 'BIOS-mode').
But as said, I use the more elegant 1024x768 in combination with 256 Colour(8bits).

Take also attention to that size and colour mode must exactly match the background picture and it must be an BMP-picture

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Quote: "Wonder if you can send me also your original Easyboot xp file to me ? So I can learn it myself."
As it is summer-time I'm performing some maintenance to my home residence so 'time is tight'

I have to use my back-up harddisk that I have somewhere to find these files - it takes some time...

In less than two days I can include a download link with files and some brief instruction how I did the 'buttons' to appear in picture with right colour mode

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EDIT!
On request from @allgames71 I have put some backgrounds together in a zip-file for download
Nothing fancy, only some simple example what I use as background

Download backgrounds from
HERE
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regards balder


Edited by balder on Aug. 07 2012,05:49

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