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Grub4DosConfig
Posted: Wed 01 Dec 2010, 13:14
by shinobar
Grub4DosConfig is the Grub4Dos boot loader with GUI installer.
The name 'Grub4Dos' can be confusing but it is actually 'Grub NOT ONLY for Dos'.
Grub4dos supports many file system: NTFS, VFAT, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4. Does not support ReiserFS.
Grub4dos is upper compatible with (legacy) grub, can do all the legacy grub can do.
This post is an entry for your convenience.
Visit the main topic for the detail:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51697
Posted: Wed 01 Dec 2010, 17:11
by jemimah
Will it work on a system with no VFAT or NTFS partitions at all?
Basically, what I want to do is replace the old grub configurator in the PUI with this. Any reason not to do it?
Posted: Thu 02 Dec 2010, 08:51
by amigo
Jemimah, yes grub4dos works without ntfs/fat -can be installed to ext2/3 (probably ext4 as well). grub4dos includes lots of extra features (and fixes) as compared to standard grub-legacy, including booting iso's, creationg and use of RAM-disks -lots of tricks built in there. I'm interested in the mini version called 'wee', but it does not support editable menu.lst files -instead your menu is concatenated onto the binary, and it supports less filesystems. grub4dos is the most complete hack of grub-legacy, but the developer of super grub disk (SGD) has done a lot of mods in somewhat different directions and also has a grub2-based version. He (adrian15) is an upstream contrib to grub2.
Posted: Thu 02 Dec 2010, 16:57
by jemimah
Perfect. I will go for it then.
Posted: Thu 02 Dec 2010, 17:11
by rcrsn51
Grub4dos is upper compatible with (legacy) grub, can do all the legacy grub can do.
Unless something has changed, Grub4Dos can only put its stage1 boot code on the MBR. It cannot write it to a partition boot sector. That means that you can't use it for an install procedure like
this.
Posted: Thu 02 Dec 2010, 18:05
by amigo
For dual booting with pre-Vista windows, you can simply install grldr wherever you like and add an entry to the boot.ini file which points at grldr (grldr is the equivalent of the grub-legacy stage2 file)
For dual booting with Vista/W7, you can simply rename the bootmgr to something else and then install grldr named as bootmgr. See here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.p ... topic=2224
Actually you can do the same for NT/XP just rename ntldr and install grldr as ntldr.
This method is actually much less invasive than tinkering with the boot.ini file. Just create an entry for NT/XP/Vista/W7 in the menu.lst.
Install on PBR
Posted: Sun 05 Dec 2010, 03:27
by shinobar
rcrsn51 wrote: It cannot write it to a partition boot sector.
It can be installed on the PBRs, but the Grub4DosConfig does not support.
Change title to Grub4Dos please
Posted: Tue 26 May 2015, 07:56
by Pelo
B is missing ! that was the reason why i didn't found any topic about Grub4dos, so usefull.
Version 1.7.2 YouTube Tuto
GRUB with a B ! Search tools are lost..
Posted: Thu 06 Aug 2015, 07:40
by Pelo
GRUB with a B ! Search tools are lost..
Merci ! (done)
Grub4Dos with Pupjibaro Jessie, i Like it !
Posted: Mon 09 May 2016, 02:50
by Pelo
depending on the Puppy distro you Grub4dos your multiboot pendrive, the result can be as nice as it could.
Grub4Dos with Pupjibaro Jessie, i Like it !
Empty Pupsave
Posted: Fri 05 Aug 2016, 03:36
by Pelo
Grub4Dos makes loose PF2 PF3 choice for several different type of boots
If you want to be able to boot in RAM, add an empty pupsave if you have only one Pupsave yet created.
500GB hard Drive (X-tahr)
Posted: Fri 05 Aug 2016, 10:05
by Pelo
500GB hard Drive (X-tahr). Beware some grubs shows sda1 as available. Since Vista, Sda1 has not been not a storage place ! Don't install your Puppy here
Bootable USB stick - How do YOU do it?
Posted: Sun 20 Aug 2017, 02:04
by Pelo