[syslinux] Get MEMDISK parameters from WinPE 32/64-bit?

Miller, Shao Shao.Miller at yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Fri May 21 05:40:40 PDT 2010


Good day Daniel,

In regards to GETARGS.COM for a MEMDISK-booted Windows:

- Also remember MDISKCHK.COM (included in Syslinux) :)
- Are you using twice the RAM you could be using?  As in, do you load
your XXX MB .ISO as a MEMDISK RAM disk, then that .ISO's Windows
boot-loader then loads another YYY MB RAM disk?
- Are you using an XP/2003-based Windows PE or something more modern?
- If you use an XP/2003-based Windows PE, you can use the WinVBlock
driver to skip the YYY MB RAM disk piece.  I haven't ever tested
WinVBlock on Vista or newer
- If you use WinVBlock, I can add what you need
- If you wish to somehow figure out how to get the MEMDISK command-line
yourself, you will need to write a program which scans memory for the
mBFT.  If that lowish region of memory is protected against user-land
programs, you will need to write a driver

Let me know if you'd like to see this in WinVBlock.

- Shao Miller




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