Re: chainloader with definded sector size

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

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.
>


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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko

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