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GRUB4DOS
GRUB4DOS
GRUB4DOS is a bootloader that can be installed by a linux operating system or a Windows operating system and dos and also other OSes.
It has compatibility with Grub but it can also be installed on non-linux NTFS/FAT filesystems which are more common on Windows preinstalled PC's.
GRUBforDOS supports vfat, ntfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs(grub4dosconfig-version 1.7 and later), but the reiserfs support has some limitation.
Install grub4dos from Windows(requires USB stick)
Instructions for installation on windowsInstall frugal from Windows XP
How to boot puppy from windows XP with grub4dosConfigure menu.lst from Puppy OS
Shinobar's Instructions for installationUser Tips
Install grub4dos menu.lst from a Puppy CDUsing
Grub4DosConfig is built into many Puppy version. It is an easy to use GUI for Grub4Dos simply go to-
PuppyMenu > System > Grub4Dos bootloader config
Alternatively download and install
Downloads
Installation
On a InstallationFrugal Installation Frugal use bootlace-
BOOTLACE writes GRLDR BOOT RECORD to MBR or to the boot area of a file system. Usage: bootlace.com [OPTIONS] DEVICE_OR_FILE Options: --read-only, --floppy[=N], --boot-prevmbr-first, --boot-prevmbr-last, --no-backup-mbr, --force-backup-mbr, --mbr-enable-floppy, --mbr-disable-floppy, --mbr-enable-osbr, --mbr-disable-osbr, --duce, --time-out=T, --hot-key=K, --preferred-drive=D, --preferred-partition=P, --sectors-per-track=S, --heads=H, --start-sector=B, --total-sectors=C, --install-partition=I, --lba, --chs, --fat12, --fat16, --fat32, --vfat, --ntfs, --ext2, --serial-number=SN, --restore-mbr, --mbr-no-bpb, --chs-no-tune DEVICE_OR_FILE: Filename of the device or image. For DOS, a BIOS drive number (in hex 0xHH or decimal DDD format)can be used to access the drive.
Example menu.1st file
Sample menu.lst for U.S.B. flash memory drive:
color white/blue blue/yellow white/black yellow/black #color white/blue black/cyan white/black cyan/black timeout 3 default 0 fallback 1 title Puppy find --set-root --ignore-floppies /pup/initrd.gz kernel /pup/vmlinuz pmedia=usbflash pdev1=sda1 psubdir=pup pfix=fsck,copy initrd /pup/initrd.gz title Puppy [Safe Mode] find --set-root --ignore-floppies /pup/initrd.gz kernel /pup/vmlinuz pmedia=usbflash pdev1=sda1 psubdir=pup pfix=fsck,nox,ram initrd /pup/initrd.gz title Windows Vista/2008/7 map (hd1) (hd0) map (hd0) (hd1) map --hook rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader /bootmgr title Windows NT/2000/XP map (hd1) (hd0) map (hd0) (hd1) map --hook rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader /ntldr title Windows 9x/Me map (hd1) (hd0) map (hd0) (hd1) map --hook rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader /io.sys title Find Grub menu on HDD map (hd1) (hd0) map (hd0) (hd1) map --hook errorcheck off find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /menu.lst && configfile /menu.lst find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /boot/grub/menu.lst && configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /grub/menu.lst && configfile /grub/menu.lst errorcheck on commandline title Grub4Dos command-line interface\n(for experts only) commandline title Restart System reboot title Shutdown System halt
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