Post by: Amit on September 10, 2002, 08:28:44 AM
Thank you for your previous advice on bypassing Product key entry in Win2k Cd.
Now i have successfully tested a multiboot iso with VirtualCD
The boot options on the iso are:
1. Win 2K Pro
2. ERD Commander 2K2
3. Disk Commander
4. Acronis Disk Editor
5. Acronis OS Selector 5
6. Ontrack Disk Manager v9.47
7. Seagate Disk Wizard Starter Edition
Now i want to include Partition Magic 7 Rescue disk boots into the iso. But the major problem is that - the \"Create Rescue Diskettes\" makes Boot Set with two floppies . So how should i use both to make a single image file. or should i extract the images and do some hacking on that?
All comments are invited.
Thanks in advance
Post by: The_Flames on September 10, 2002, 11:17:51 AM
Post by: Amit on September 10, 2002, 09:08:12 PM
i have tried thew method you suggested, but it won\'t work.
When i try to inject the floppy 2 files in the first floppy image , I get the message that there is not enough space in image to inject some of the bigger files.
Is there any other method of file injecting?
Amit
Post by: Anonymous on September 11, 2002, 10:07:59 AM
Post by: Anonymous on September 11, 2002, 03:29:42 PM
Partition Manager cause it uses ramdisk and must be able to write a batch file. U will get a \"could not create batch\" error.
Have not found a way around this but I`m sure some one with scripting capabilities could do it.
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Post by: Alon on September 11, 2002, 11:25:19 PM
on the cd, then boot from a floppy image that
include cd-rom drivers and ram-drive.
here are sample config.sys and autoexec.bat :
config.sys:
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files=60
buffers=20
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
lastdrive=z
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=ramdrive.sys /E 4096
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:oemcd001
autoexec.bat:
==========
@echo off
set temp=c:
set tmp=c:
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:oemcd001 /L:R
r:
cd ExtrasPqmagic
Pqmagic.exe
Post by: Twinkie on September 12, 2002, 10:30:44 AM
That is how I do it for both Drive Image and Partition Magic. Never had a problem
Post by: Malek_ on September 26, 2002, 02:07:30 PM
from either Drive Image or Partition Magic. This works through
version 7.0x of PM and 5.0x of DI... haven\'t tried newer versions.
These will work with the ISOLinux/Memdisk combo, and probably Diskemu. I haven\'t tried with diskemu, though.
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-- Use Winimage to make an Uncompressed Image File (Use File...Save As... and change file type box to .IMA) of the 1st Floppy for Partition Magic or Drive Image.
-- Copy the contents of the 2nd floppy of either set to a holding folder on the hard drive (faster to inject than from floppy).
-- Use WInimage to change the format of the 1st Floppy image to 2.88mb size.
-- Inject files from the 2nd floppy (off of hard drive holding folder) into IMA File.
-- Extract Autoexec.BAT from IMA file, edit to take out the pause and the prompt to put in the 2nd disk, save file and re-inject into image. (This is optional, but will mean booting directly into the program, instead of hitting a key midway through the boot.)
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Post by: Clue on September 26, 2002, 05:14:45 PM
Save the new image in UNcompressed format the extension in IMA not IMZ.
I have allot of experience of making rescue CD’s and if you need more help email me
Post by: SeCrEt_NiNja on June 07, 2003, 08:02:35 PM
I have the disk image if any of you want it.
Post by: khalidnet2002 on June 11, 2003, 06:44:17 PM
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second: make a new folder oN ur hard disk, and put in this new folder all the content of the two floppys :AS FOLLOWS:
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01-AUTOEXEC.BAT 1 KB MS-DOS Batch File [THE TEXT IN THIS FILE MUST BE:
@ECHO Off
PROMPT $P$G
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM -- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! IF YOU WISH TO ADD NETWORK --
REM -- OR CD-ROM DRIVERS, CUSTOM KEYBOARDS, ETC., PLEASE --
REM -- EDIT AUTOEXE2.BAT INSTEAD. --
REM -------------------------------------------------------
IF EXIST AUTOEXE2.BAT CALL AUTOEXE2.BAT
ECHO.
ECHO Please Insert PartitionMagic Disk 2
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO *** Press Any Key to Continue ***
ECHO.
PAUSE >NUL
ECHO PartitionMagic 8.0
ECHO Copyright 1994-2002, PowerQuest Corporation
ECHO All rights reserved.
ECHO.
ECHO Loading. Please wait...
ECHO.
PQMAGIC
02-MOUSE.COM 37 KB MS-DOS Application
03-MOUSE.INI 1 KB Configuration Settings
04-PMHELP.DAT 79 KB DAT File
05-PQ_DEBUG.001 23 KB 001 File
06-PQ_DEBUG.002 22 KB 002 File
07-PQ_DEBUG.003 22 KB 003 File
08-PQ_DEBUG.004 49 KB 004 File
09-PQ_DEBUG.005 24 KB 005 File
10-PQ_DEBUG.TXT 22 KB Text Document
11-PQMAGIC.EXE 38 KB Application
12-PQMAGIC.OVL 818 KB OVL File
13-PQMAGIC.PQG 47 KB PQG File
14-PQPB.RTC 1 KB RTC File
15-RESCUE.TXT 3 KB Text Document
16-ZABOUT.PQG 15 KB PQG File
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NAME THAT FOLDER (PQPM ) AND PUT IT ON THE ROOT OF UR CD [THE FUTURE CD OF COURSE]
FOURTH: GET A STARTUP WIN 98 FLOPPY DISK AND BE SURE THAT THIS STARTUP DISK FLOPPY HAVE THE FOLLOWIN FILES:
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ASPI2DOS.SYS 35 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
ASPI4DOS.SYS 15 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
ASPI8DOS.SYS 37 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
ASPI8U2.SYS 40 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
ASPICD.SYS 29 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
AUTOEXEC.BAT 2 KB MS-DOS Batch File 12/4/2002 4:22 AM
BTCDROM.SYS 22 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
BTDOSM.SYS 31 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
COMMAND.COM 92 KB MS-DOS Application 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
CONFIG.SYS 1 KB System file 12/3/2002 10:15 PM
COUNTRY.SYS 28 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
DISPLAY.SYS 17 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
DRVSPACE.BIN 68 KB BIN File 8/16/1999 11:22 PM
EBD.CAB 266 KB WinRAR archive 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
EBD.SYS 0 KB System file 9/26/2002 11:17 AM
EGA.CPI 58 KB CPI File 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
EXTRACT.EXE 92 KB Application 8/16/1999 11:22 PM
FDISK.EXE 63 KB Application 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
FINDRAMD.EXE 7 KB Application 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
FLASHPT.SYS 63 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
HIMEM.SYS 33 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
IO.SYS 218 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
KEYB.COM 20 KB MS-DOS Application 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
KEYBRD4.SYS 13 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
MODE.COM 29 KB MS-DOS Application 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
MSDOS.SYS 1 KB System file 9/26/2002 11:17 AM
OAKCDROM.SYS 41 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
RAMDRIVE.SYS 13 KB System file 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
README.TXT 15 KB Text Document 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
SETRAMD.BAT 2 KB MS-DOS Batch File 8/16/1999 10:22 PM
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EDIT [AUTOEXEC.BAT]OF THIS STARTUP DISK USING NOTEPAD AS FOLLOWS:
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@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL
:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR
:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.
IF \"%config%\"==\"NOCD\" GOTO QUIT
IF \"%config%\"==\"HELP\" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
echo.
cls
echo Now LAUNCHING PQ PARTITION MAGIC 8
echo.
echo Loading...
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\PQPM\
PQMAGIC.EXE
echo.
GOTO QUIT
:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=
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EDIT [CONFIG.SYS] OF THIS START UP DISK USING NOTEPAD AS FOLLOWS:
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files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
lastdrive=z
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
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NOTE
DO NOT LEAVE SPACES AT THE END OF ANY LINES IN THE TEXT OF [CONFIG.SYS] AND [AUTOEXEC.BAT]
BY USING WINIMAGE MAKE AN IMAGE OF THIS NEW EDITED STARTUP DISK AND NAME THE IMAGE [PQPMG.IMA].
PUT THIS IMAGE ALSO ON THE ROOT OF UR CD [BESIDE THE FOLDER WE MADE EARLIER WHICH WAS CALLED (PQPM ).
BURN THE CD AND MAKE ANY BOOT MANAGER[BOOTSCRIPTOR OR BOOTABLE CD WIZARD OR DISKEMU]POINTS TO [PQPMG.IMA].
I HAVE TRIED THIS METHOD AND IT IS WORKING FINE IN BOTH PQMAGIC 7 AND ALSO IN 8.
ENJOY.
LET ME KNOW HOW U MANAGED TO DO IT IF U DO.
Post by: khalidnet2002 on June 19, 2003, 10:51:02 PM
this does not necessarily mean that i am an expert,lol.
Post by: SeCrEt_NiNja on June 22, 2003, 05:49:19 AM
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
MOUSE.INI
RESTART.COM
PQMAGIC.EXE
PQMAGIC.OVL
PQMAGIC.PQG
PQPB.RTC
RESCUE.TXT
ZABOUT.PQG
MOUSE.COM
PMHELP.DAT
AUTOEXE2.BAT
HIMEM.SYS
The restart.com file was just an added extra I like.
Edit the autoexec.bat as follows:
@ECHO Off
PROMPT $P$G
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM -- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! IF YOU WISH TO ADD NETWORK --
REM -- OR CD-ROM DRIVERS, CUSTOM KEYBOARDS, ETC., PLEASE --
REM -- EDIT AUTOEXE2.BAT INSTEAD. --
REM -------------------------------------------------------
IF EXIST AUTOEXE2.BAT CALL AUTOEXE2.BAT
ECHO PartitionMagic 7.0
ECHO © 1994-2001, PowerQuest Corporation. All rights reserved.
ECHO.
ECHO Loading please wait...
ECHO.
PQMAGIC
edit config.sys:
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
REM DEVICE=EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
LASTDRIVE=Z
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM -- Put code page variable (yyy) here. --
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM DEVICEHIGH=DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,yyy,)
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM -- Put network or CD-ROM drivers here. --
REM -------------------------------------------------------
REM DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D=driver_name
And that's it
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Post by: SeCrEt_NiNja on June 22, 2003, 07:34:19 PM
use the boot disk wizard and make two boot disks then delete the files off the first disk that aren't needed and copy the files from the second disk onto the first. There are probably other ways to do it but that's the way that I made mine.