Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Lobster]

[puppy_apprentice]

@Karl Godt

maybe u can try this - VBoot Port Driver:
http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=177

[d4p]

Why VBoot Port Driver?

"WinVBlock is a free and open source Windows driver for using virtual disks."

I use WinVBlock and really work for XP, Win7 & Win8

[puppy_apprentice]

i don't know why, it is only app example (or maybe solution for owner of this topic) from my side

if u describe your solution (or give good link with guide - everybody could use google, but it is nice to have direct link on the forum) for this topic owner of this topic will be happy i think

[Karl Godt]

Yep virtual box or what this means i have not had the chance to run on my machines, i only know that they exist .

I am trying my own suggestion now, have cp the iso content to the partition, because everything inside it looks like if windows is installed fresh full to a partition . The boot* files seem to tell that there is AMD and Intel differences .

FWIW : I said i opened the iso by clicking on it, but had forgotten, that this has to be implemented manually to /usr/sbin/filemnt :

[Karl Godt]

Just short : Yes it works : mounting the win .iso as loop device, copying the content onto an empty ntfs partition,
in grub swicthing to the commandline
grub> root (hd0,6)
grub> chainloader +1
grub> boot

that booted the windows files . Mouse is working, i had a menu to switch to console , but now i need help
[and a better camera, was 50bucks some years ago, now i had seen them for 15]

[recobayu]

thanks karl godt,
now i have so many puppy (lupu528,dpup,and slacko), ubuntu, and w8 in my laptop. i ask a permission to share this to my blog.

[marmalade]