To make a multiboot USB drive using syslinux as a bootloader, Having problems booting Bart Options

[sotris99]

Ok, I answered my own question.

To make a multiboot USB drive using syslinux as a bootloader:

1. Format your USB drive and install syslinux. Syslinux can be download from <a href="http://syslinux.zytor.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://syslinux.zytor.com/" target="_blank">http://syslinux.zytor.com/</a></a></a> The syslinux.exe is in the /win32 folder
syslinux [usb drive letter]:

2. Create a file named syslinux.cfg on the root of usb drive
the syslinux.cfg contains all the boot options. see <a href="http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php" target="_blank"><a href="http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php" target="_blank">http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php</a></a></a> for how to use.

To add a dos floppy image add the following lines to syslinux.cfg:

CODE

label dos
    kernel memdisk
    append initrd=dos.ima

- then also copy the memdisk file from the syslinux download.

To add XP PE2USB as described in thread : <a href="http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10806" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10806" target="_blank">http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10806</a></a></a>
- add the following lines to syslinux.cfg:

CODE

label XP
    kernel pe2usb.bss

- copy the file pe2usb.bin from <a href="http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/files/pe2usb101.zip" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/files/pe2usb101.zip" target="_blank">http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/files/pe2usb101.zip</a></a></a>
- rename pe2usb.bin to pe2usb.bss * very important, this tells syslinux it is a Boot sector and to patch in the DOS superblock.
- then build bart pe2usb as normal on the usb drive. * PE2USB will overwrite the syslinux boot sector, so will need to run syslinux [usb drive letter]: again.
- If you recieve "Invalid System Disk" or similar error when booting you need to:
+ Copy the pe2usb.bin to the usbdrive bootsector using bart's mkbt utility: mkbt -x pe2usb.bin x:
+ Reinstall syslinux: syslinux [usb drive letter]:

To add boot XP directly from USB drive as described in thread http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...amp;#entry97519</a></a>
- make a disk image using winimage and add only the three boot files ntdetect.com, boot.ini (last line doubelt), ntldr and start memdisk with this image.
-save image as xp.ima on root of usb drive

CODE

label XPPE
     kernel memdisk
     append xp.ima

- then build as described in thread.
* PE2USB will overwrite the syslinux boot sector, so will need to run syslinux [usb drive letter]: again.

*linux rescue / utility boot options can also be added in. From my one USB drive I can boot Dos, XPPE, Linux.

I did that but i get "remove disks or any other media" "press any key to restart" when i am pressing 7 to boot from bartpe

[jaclaz]

I did that but i get "remove disks or any other media" "press any key to restart" when i am pressing 7 to boot from bartpe

We need a more detailed description of the "that" you did, in order to be able to help you.
Like:
size of the stick
how it was fdisked/formatted
your current syslnux configuration file
etc.

See also this thread:
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=18846
there may something that you omitted to do.

jaclaz

This post has been edited by jaclaz: Aug 9 2008, 03:10 AM

[Ed_P]

See also this thread:
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=18846
there may something that you omitted to do.

He did see it originally, I split his post off from it since it's developing into one of the mega threads.

[jaclaz]

He did see it originally, I split his post off from it since it's developing into one of the mega threads.

Really?

Posted on thread #18846 quoting a post from thread #10806?

jaclaz

[Ed_P]

Or not. I thought you were referring to http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10806