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Re: chainloader with definded sector size
From: |
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko |
Subject: |
Re: chainloader with definded sector size |
Date: |
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:44:42 +0200 |
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On 08/04/2010 09:28 PM, User wrote:
> Le 04/08/2010 19:31, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko a écrit :
>> On 08/04/2010 08:25 PM, User wrote:
>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>
>> keep the list CC'ed
>>> I tried to use multiboot as you have mentionned (yet I didn't know
>>> that command since it's not documented) ... setupfree.sys was loaded
>>> but stops with errors.
>>> First, it's a "Disk Read Failed in LBA mode", then "Error: bad command
>>> passed to driver", then "Error initializing .ini file", then finally
>>> the error "Error opening freeldr.ini or file not found. You need to
>>> re-install FreeLoader."
>>>
>> At this point GRUB has done its job but FreeLDR is unable to find root
>> inside an iso file because it simply doesn't support this. Nothing grub
>> can do about it.
>>> Here is how I proceed:
>>> grub> loopback loop (hd0,1)/ReactOS-LiveCD.iso
>>> grub> root (loop)
>> It's root=(loop), root
>>> All this shows clearly that the bootsector in the iso is required for
>>> booting.
>>>
>> Won't make any difference with multiboot command.
>>> Please, could you add a parameter to chainloader so it can load
>>> sectors in a given size?
>>> It could be something like :
>>> grub> chainloader --sector-size 2048 (loop)21+1
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you in avdance.
>>>
>>
> Sorry I am not familiar with this sort of bug reporting, I apologize
> for any error or mistake I have done.
>
> I have tried root = (loop) , but it doesn't change anything at all.
>
root <DEVICE> is deprecated but for time being still works.
> So at this point, I will try to modify the source code, it is
> apparently my last solution.
>
Modifying GRUB source won't help but you can always try.
You need to modify freeldr and ReactOS kernel to support such kind of
config.
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
--
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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