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HOWTO create easy multi-boot USB Puppy from Linux
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Scooby

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PostPosted: Thu 11 Apr 2013, 06:36    Post subject:  
DrDeaf wrote:

Whether it's a "phantom" or a "window" I am interested in understanding how the mechanics of this works.


If you want to know more about how Easy2Boot works
you can check out its homepage at

https://sites.google.com/a/rmprepusb.com/www/tutorials/72---easyboot---a-grubdos-multiboot-drive-that-is-easy-to-maintain/e2bv1
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DrDeaf

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PostPosted: Mon 15 Apr 2013, 18:36    Post subject:  
Hello Amigo!
amigo wrote:
mount -o ro /dev/somedev /some/mountpoint

Thanks for your reply, I do understand that and I just wasn't clear in what I wrote, that what I wanted to see when I plugged in an external drive was the icon appear in the lower left hand corner and a right click would offer a mount read only option. I had hunted through the utilities for a way to no avail.
I do miss seeing the active path precede the cursor. Other little things too but it will just take time to become accustomed to it all. Typing in a bare command to see what the correct arguments are here, etc.
Thanks again for your kind reply!
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PostPosted: Mon 15 Apr 2013, 19:03    Post subject:  
Scooby wrote:

If you want to know more about how Easy2Boot works
you can check out its homepage at


Thanks Scooby. When I was first thinking about the ISO thing I chose your Alt. 1 (Easy2Boot-grub4dos_v0.5.zip) since I was already using Grub4Dos to boot different versions from different partitions on a read only card and that had worked well. Your files worked well but I had to leave the media rw so that the sdx4 partition could be created. I did read about Easy2Boot back then and I noticed that he was working on a version to use Windows ISOs as well.
Thanks to your reply here, I went back and looked again. Now the new version is out and I saw much more than just Windows added.
Now, an ".isomem" extension is recognized to cause a non-contiguous ISO to be copied to RAM first. It will try to write the sdx4 phantom partition but perhaps it would boot anyway.
Yes!
The new version does work on a read only media!
It does not fail if it can not write the dbx4 partition!
Success, and a big "Thanks" Very Happy
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DrDeaf

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PostPosted: Mon 15 Apr 2013, 19:06    Post subject:  
Thanks! Embarassed
Should have read down deeper. Just in a hurry!

muggins wrote:
DrDeaf wrote:

Quote:
"3. Create a new ext2 partition and flag it as bootable."


That's from the grub2 part of the thread...in isobooter section, further below, it has:

Quote:
1. Format the flash drive partition as FAT32. Flag it bootable.
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Scooby

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PostPosted: Thu 18 Apr 2013, 07:00    Post subject:  
DrDeaf wrote:

Now, an ".isomem" extension is recognized to cause a non-contiguous ISO to be copied to RAM first.


That sounds great!
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PostPosted: Sat 27 Apr 2013, 05:53    Post subject:  
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panoss

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PostPosted: Wed 17 Sep 2014, 08:12    Post subject:  
I 'm trying to boot kali linux iso from my HDD, sda1.
No success till now, I use Grub4Dos.
What should I do?

Puppy with (Grub4Dos) is in sda4, kali-linux.iso in sda1 (/kali-linux.iso).
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rmprep

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PostPosted: Wed 17 Sep 2014, 15:03    Post subject:  
It is in the list of tested ISOs
http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/list-of-tested-payload-files/
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panoss

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PostPosted: Wed 17 Sep 2014, 16:52    Post subject:  
easy2boot is for USB drives.
And anyway it formats (when fmt.sh is run) the disk in which it will be installed.
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Pelo

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PostPosted: Thu 18 Sep 2014, 10:41    Post subject: boomarked for my USB topic in FR Puppy forum
Subject description: We are using old fashioned tools		  
yr easy multiboot please me.
Problems with links (yesterday try)
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PostPosted: Mon 29 Sep 2014, 04:24    Post subject: My multiboot (4distros) pendrive grub4Dos
Subject description: Easy		  
My multiboot (4distros) pendrive grub4Dos
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gcmartin

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PostPosted: Tue 30 Sep 2014, 17:10    Post subject:  
@Pelo, can I have a look at your GRUB4DOS menu.lst. I want to see how it is booting your /mnt/sdb1/boxpup/... that you show in the pane below. Namely, are you booting the ISO or are you booting Frugal or both.

Thanks in advance
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Scooby

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PostPosted: Sun 05 Oct 2014, 08:00    Post subject:  
As requested:

Re-uploaded links in first post and did a quick 'n dirty upgrade of the pet-file

The pet is untested!

Now using latest stable easy2boot-1.55a
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linuxcbon

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PostPosted: Thu 23 Oct 2014, 11:28    Post subject: Re: HOWTO create easy multi-boot USB Puppy from Linux  
Scooby wrote:
Code:
mkdosfs - F 32 -I /dev/sdxx


There is a typo, it should be
Code:
mkdosfs -F 32 -I /dev/sdxx
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PostPosted: Thu 22 Oct 2015, 05:57    Post subject: GRUB4Dos will add as many Puppies as you like  
GRUB4Dos will add as many Puppies as you like
Once a Puppy is installed, you can add as many puppies as you like on the pendrive
tahrpup 64 added to Racy 5.3 and Racy 5.5
Demo francophone, but GUIs are english (YouTube)
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