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Re: Using Kon-Boot from a USB Flash Drive: By pass those pesky Windows and Linux login passwords completely

fnord0 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:33:22 -0000

just want to throw this out there, as this site put the idea originally in my head to use kon-boot from USB... I was finally successful with grub4dos + kon-boot (with my external USB hdd = seagate freeagent go) using the config from post #4 @ this boot-land.net forum post :: http://www.boot-land.net/fo...

;;; grub4dos config follows ;;;

title KONBOOT Local Hard Drive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map --mem /images/konboot.img (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)

title KONBOOT USB Drive Menu
map --mem /images/konboot.img (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)

very big thanks to irongeek (AND boot-land.net) for pointing out that USB kon-boot was even possible! everyones hardware is different, figured others may find this information of use

Re: Using Kon-Boot from a USB Flash Drive: By pass those pesky Windows and Linux login passwords completely

fnord0 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:46:14 -0000

yo kairozamorro - by "to install forget the ,0" I am thinking you mean the part ::
"Type: "grubinst.exe (hdx,0)". Replace x with the number you got from disk management."
? so if I am correct in my assumption, it should all look like = "grubinst (hd0)" ? by this, you mean install grub4dos to the MBR instead of the partitions boot sector? is there a specific reason for this? honestly I'd perfect only to write it to the partition, instead of the MBR - but I will try both ways to be certain! thanks for the help + howto!
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update here: using grubinst compiled for linux (( obtained this file = http://download.gna.org/gru... )) I had to run the following ::

# ./grubinst /dev/sda <<<<===== it WOULD NOT take (hd0) or hd0 in linux

# ./grubinst -l /dev/sda <<<<==== that to list the device just to see whats on it (similar to fdisk -l)
Partition list
# id base leng
0 07 3F 115E8C1B (142290M)
1 0C 115E8C5A 138B2BD (10006M)
2 0B 12973F17 3EC100 (2008M)
3 05 12D60017 126CD6AA (150939M)
4 83 12D60056 138C9BD (10009M)
5 83 140ECA52 1388AFC (10001M)
6 83 1547558D 2E8F4E0 (23839M)
7 82 18304AAC 1DE7BB (957M)
8 83 184E32A6 CF4A41B (106133M)

Re: Using Kon-Boot from a USB Flash Drive: By pass those pesky Windows and Linux login passwords completely

fnord0 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:45:17 -0000

I'm gonna try your way kairozamorro, as I've tried it every which way possible on linux (slackware12,12.1,12.2/backtrack4beta,4pf/ubuntu9.04), windowsXP/2000/vista, and have had NO LUCK =(
thank you irongeek for pointing this out, and for posting your howto - I just cant get it working, I get to boot the 1st part, but choosing any of the other options (with all OSs I tried, the main OS was on HDD0) i.e. hd1,hd2,hd0, etc all failed _for me_. it may be my USB drive, who knows, but I'll be damned if Im giving up.

also, thanks irongeek for everything you do. I am definately a big fan!