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Offline Dualityonme

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MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« on: March 03, 2016, 12:08:16 AM »
Don't tell me there is a topic of it! So, How can i boot MicroXP v0.82 with tiny core, if my netbook has no CD-ROM(flash or iso booting will be alternative).
And is it possible to dual boot side by side(like Virtualbox does ,when you start two OS'es simultaneously).
I have tried Installing MicroXP with rufus,unetbootin(both on one Windows host) ,installation has been started , when it needs to reboot inside installation, it returns to installation again :'( :'(
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Offline Juanito

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2016, 12:50:16 AM »
grub2 will boot an iso directly, there are a couple of threads on the subject in these forums or you can look at the grub documentation.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2016, 01:10:43 AM »
When i used rufus,for instance, got common error 'no previous version of NT can be found'(tested with both ntfs,fat32).Might grub4dos work with microxp?
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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2016, 04:41:52 AM »
You should probably ask in an NT forum.

Offline Dualityonme

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2016, 12:45:21 PM »
what if someone put together how dualboot custom XP with Tiny core.
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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2016, 12:50:29 PM »
This isn't a tinycore issue.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2016, 01:08:48 PM »
Hi gerald_clark
While I agree this isn't a Tinycore issue, the description for  Off-Topic - Tiny Core Lounge  states:
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"Whatever" area - Hardware, Politics, Love&War, What's on your mind, etc..
In my opinion, that means his question can be posted here.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2016, 01:32:04 PM »
I don't disagree about posting here.
The answer is that configuring a bootloader to load MicroXP is an XP issue, not a tinycore issue.
He will have better luck asking in an XP forum.
As for configuring a bootloader to boot tinycore, that is amply covered in the wiki.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2016, 02:31:06 PM »
Hi gerald_clark
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I don't disagree about posting here.
The answer is that configuring a bootloader to load MicroXP is an XP issue, not a tinycore issue.
I see, I misunderstood your previous response, sorry.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2016, 03:18:30 PM »
No problem.  I wasn't really too verbose because I recommend asking in an XP forum two posts up.
Now I see I said NT when I meant XP.

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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2016, 03:53:40 PM »
SORRY FOR NT-related! So i got MicroXP working 8) (OH MY GOD IT WAS INTENSIVELY HARD) using WinSetupFromUsb on WIndows hostwith options 'format as NTFS','install NTLDR'(but shows grub4dos screen with 2-part installation) ,and i need advice  on dualbooting with tc. Is EasyBCD appropriate for making dualboot possible(tc might use syslinux or grub).,if yes,what further hints you can give me.
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menu.lst:


#graphicsmode 0x6A
graphicsmode -1 640 480:800 24:32 || graphicsmode -1
## Menu AutoNumber
write 0x8274 0x2001
 
#graphicsmode -1 800:640 -1 24:32 || graphicsmode -1
#font /unifont.hex.gz
 
 
#clear mappings and set root in case we return from bootmgr
map --unmap=0:0xff
map --unhook
map --rehook
ls /usbdrive.tag > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf /usbdrive.tag > nul
ls /default > nul && default /default
 
 
 
title Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup
map --unmap=0:0xff
map --unhook && map --rehook
savedefault
ls /usbdrive.tag > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf /usbdrive.tag
configfile /winsetup.lst
 > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf /usbdrive.tag > nul
ls /default > nul && default /default
 
 
 
title Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup
map --unmap=0:0xff
map --unhook && map --rehook
savedefault
ls /usbdrive.tag > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf /usbdrive.tag
configfile /winsetup.lst




ls /mnt/sdc1
grldr menu.lst plpbt.bin...
grub4dos conf to boot MicroXP:

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map --unmap=0:0xff
map --unhook && map --rehook
savedefault
ls /usbdrive.tag > nul :: find --set-root --devices=hf /usbdrive.tag
configure /winsetup.lst
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MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2016, 05:24:26 PM »
All that is too much effort..  Learn to use grub2 which can detect then boot Windows and Linux from their separate partitions


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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2016, 08:52:22 PM »
you mean chainloading windows with grub2?
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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2016, 11:20:57 PM »
Yes it's really easy


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Re: MicroXP & tiny core dualboot
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2016, 06:37:24 AM »
PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS,IT MIGHT WORK FOR OTHERS WHO HAS SUCH NEED!
I did not use GRUB2,instead i used non-sleek WIndows's boot.ini method according to these guides http://www.highlandsun.com/hyc/linuxboot.html, http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/suse-opensuse-60/boot-linux-suse-using-boot-ini-from-windows-xp-244728/, and it WORKS! :)
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