[syslinux] bootstapping linux from windows/windows shell

[Anssi Kolehmainen]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 01:35:05PM -0800, Jacob Alifrangis wrote:
> You're Shit out of luck mate.

Maybe not... boot.ini -> grub -> kernel+initrd on fat/ext2 partition ->
root on ntfs (or anywhere). Ntldr can load the bootloader (from
boot.ini) so the problem is in how the bootloader finds kernel and
initrd. I don't remember whether grub supports NTFS. If it does seperate
partition is not needed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constantine Gavrilov [mailto:constg at qlusters.com] 
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:00 PM
> To: Jacob Alifrangis
> Cc: For discussion of SYSLINUX and tftp-hpa
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] bootstapping linux from windows/windows shell
> 
> Using USB disk is not an option, I must use the present HW only (disk).
> 
> Jacob Alifrangis wrote:
> > 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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