[KCarney]

So I'm looking to create menu entries for some new multiboot plugins and while I'm at it try to make one for UBCD(dos) and I have a few questions for anyone who may have tried to do this already.

Which preexisting multiboot plugin would make a good template for creating grub4dos OR syslinux menu entries?

I took a brief look through some of the current multiboot plugins and figured grub4dos looks to be the easiest, though I will try syslinux as well. Any input would be most helpful.

[cdob]

UBCD V5.0RC1 http://ultimatebootc...opic.php?t=2131

menu.lst

title UBCD 5.0RC1
ls /images/ubcd50RC1.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd50RC1.iso
map /images/ubcd50RC1.iso (0xff)
map --hook
root (0xff)
configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst

syslinux, use grub4dos grub.exe

LABEL UBCD 5.0RC1
  KERNEL grub.exe
  APPEND --config-file="timeout 0;default 0;title UBCD 5.0;ls /images/ubcd50RC1.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd50RC1.iso;map /images/ubcd50RC1.iso (0xff);map --hook;root (0xff);configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst"
  TEXT HELP
  Runs UltimateBootCD for DOS 5.0 RC1
  ENDTEXT

[KCarney]

Forgive the noobishness... but from existing multiboot plugins I can't tell what goes where lol

[pcuser]

Rename your UBCD iso to ubcd50RC1.iso and put it in the Images folder on your usb drive then edit menu.lst if you're using Grub4dos or Syslinux\Syslinux.cfg if using Syslinux to add the entries cdob provided.

[KCarney]

Perfect, thank you it worked. I'll try to figure out making a plugin from what you've given me. I'd hate to be copying those files to the USB after every build.

[KCarney]

I have it working, mostly. I'll post the contents of the plugin files tomorrow morning. BCDW fails, but grub works. I didn't have time to test syslinux yet, but I'm sure it will be ok.

[cdob]

KCarney, on 19 November 2009 - 03:32 PM, said:

making a plugin

Add isolinux and grub4dos. Use any plugin you like.

[WinntDirectories]
b="isolinux",2
c="images",2

files\isolinux\isolinux.bin=b,,1
files\grub4dos\grub.exe=c,,1

; ubcd.inf
;
; Created by Hilander999 for www.UBCD4WIN.COM
; Modified by rdsok, xibur and cdob

[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"

[PEBuilder]
Name="!MultiBoot: UltimateBootCD for DOS 5.0 RC1"
Enable=1

[WinntDirectories]
a="images",2

[SourceDisksFiles]
files\ubcd50RC1.iso=a,ubcd50RC1.iso,1
default_Grub4dos.ini=a,ubcd_Grub4dos.lst,1

[SetValue]
"BCDW\BCDW.INI","MenuItems","/isolinux/isolinux.bin; UltimateBootCD for DOS ;", "UltimateBootCD for DOS 5.0 RC1 ; /images/grub.exe --config-file=""configfile /images/ubcd_Grub4dos.lst"""

[Append]
syslinux\syslinux.cfg,ubcd_Syslinux.ini
menu.lst,ubcd_Grub4dos.ini
images\ubcd_Grub4dos.lst,ubcd_Grub4dos.ini

default_Grub4dos.ini

default 0
timeout 0

ubcd_Grub4dos.ini

 
title UBCD 5.0
ls /images/ubcd50RC1.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd50RC1.iso
map /images/ubcd50RC1.iso (0xff)
map --hook
root (0xff)
configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst

ubcd_Syslinux.ini

LABEL UBCD 5.0RC1
  KERNEL grub.exe
  APPEND --config-file="timeout 0;default 0;title UBCD 5.0;ls /images/ubcd50RC1.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd50RC1.iso;map /images/ubcd50RC1.iso (0xff);map --hook;root (0xff);configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst"
  TEXT HELP
  Runs UltimateBootCD for DOS 5.0 RC1
  ENDTEXT

[KCarney]

I will compare your plugin to the work I did earlier today to see what can be merged. Getting BCDW working will be my point of focus for tomorrow so we can put together this plugin for general use.

[KCarney]

I have tested both my plugin and your plugin, BCDW and syslinux are non-functional thus far;

Syslinux will just reload the main boot menu when UBCD5 is chosen

Below is the plugin I made yesterday, though yours is better

ubcd5.inf

; ubcd5.inf
;
; Created by Hilander999 for www.UBCD4WIN.COM
; Modified by rdsok and xibur
; Modified again by Kevin Carney

[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"

[PEBuilder]
Name="!MultiBoot: UltimateBootCD 5.0 for DOS"
Enable=1 
help="\"
config=

[WinntDirectories] 
a="images",2
b="isolinux",2

[Append]
BCDW\BCDW.INI,UBCD5_bcdw.ini
syslinux\syslinux.cfg,UBCD5_syslinux.ini
menu.lst,UBCD5_grub4dos.ini

[SourceDisksFolders]
UBCD5.iso=a,,1

ubcd5_bcdw.ini

\Images\UBCD5.iso; Launch "The Ultimate BootCD 5.0"; ^ This is a large collection of helpful console-mode utilities.

ubcd_grub4dos.ini

title UBCD 5.0RC1
ls /images/ubcd5.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd5.iso
map /images/ubcd5.iso (0xff)
map --hook
root (0xff)
configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst

ubcd_syslinux.inf

LABEL UBCD 5.0
  KERNEL grub.exe
  APPEND --config-file="timeout 0;default 0;title UBCD 5.0;ls /images/ubcd5.iso || find --set-root /images/ubcd5.iso;map /images/ubcd5.iso (0xff);map --hook;root (0xff);configfile /ubcd/menus/grub4dos/main.lst"
  TEXT HELP
  Runs UltimateBootCD for DOS 5.0
  ENDTEXT

So how do we fix BCDW? Right now I am trying to figure it out by comparing the memtest bcdw inf

This post has been edited by KCarney: 20 November 2009 - 09:55 AM

[cdob]

BCDW does work fine at given plugin here.

Did you add grub.exe?
And for syslinux to \Syslinux\ too?

Case and file names are importand:
ubcd50RC1.iso is neither UBCD5.iso nor ubcd5.iso.

Hence the

Quote

[SourceDisksFiles]
files\ubcd50RC1.iso=a,ubcd50RC1.iso,1

[KCarney]

cdob said:

Did you add grub.exe?
And for syslinux to \Syslinux\ too?

To what? I posted the entire content of the multiboot plugin

cdob said:

Case and file names are importand:
ubcd50RC1.iso is neither UBCD5.iso nor ubcd5.iso.

I renamed the ISO in my plugin, but I'm not using mine atm just yours.

[cdob]

KCarney, on 20 November 2009 - 10:50 AM, said:

To what?

cdob, on 19 November 2009 - 06:04 PM, said:

Add isolinux and grub4dos. Use any plugin you like.

Both boot loaders are not part of UBCD plugin.

Create a new basic boot loader plugin.
Or edit a existing boot plugin, e.g. Multiboot-003\bcdw\bcdw.inf

[KCarney]

Ahhhh now I understand what you meant. Thank you for your patience, this is pretty new to me.

[KCarney]

Grub4dos and BCDW are functional but when booted using syslinux it just reloads the main boot screen.

[cdob]

KCarney, on 20 November 2009 - 01:47 PM, said:

Grub4dos and BCDW are functional but when booted using syslinux it just reloads the main boot screen.

cdob, on 20 November 2009 - 10:42 AM, said:

Did you add grub.exe?
And for syslinux to \Syslinux\ too?

Copy grub.exe to \Syslinux\.
Adjust your boot loader plugin.