[syslinux] bootstapping linux from windows/windows shell

[Jacob Alifrangis]

Well, you could use boot.ini, I think grub and syslinux can be booted
from a file based boot sector on a fat drive,

Just put linux on a usb stick or use knoppix.

That way you don't have to deal with complex issues like installing a
boot loader.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Constantine Gavrilov [mailto:constg at qlusters.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:28 AM
To: Jacob Alifrangis
Cc: For discussion of SYSLINUX and tftp-hpa
Subject: Re: [syslinux] bootstapping linux from windows/windows shell

I meant rebooting Windows to another OS (linux) with a help of a 
DOS/Windows program.

Jacob Alifrangis wrote:
> No, Windows cannot start another operating system within itself unless
> it is running as a vm, which windows treats as an executable, do a
> little bit of research on it at www.vmware.com
>
> Authenticlick, Inc. 
> 5757 Wilshire Boulevard | Penthouse One 
> Los Angeles, California 90036 
> Tel: 323.330.0404 x302 | Fax: 323.330.0755 
> email: jalifrangis at authenticlick.net
>
> Jacob Alifrangis
> Director of Operations
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com]
On
> Behalf Of Constantine Gavrilov
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:02 AM
> To: syslinux at zytor.com
> Subject: [syslinux] bootstapping linux from windows/windows shell
>
> Hello:
>
> Can syslinux be used to bootstrap Linux from a running Windows (or 
> Windows shell) similar to the way loadlin does it? I mean, run a
binary 
> and give it Linux kernel and ramdisk as files on FAT or NTFS.
>
> Adding an entry to boot.ini that references files on FAT/NTFS is also 
> fine. Touching MBR of disk or partition is not allowed.
>
> THX.
>
>   


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