[gugutz]

Hello to all.
My question is: how can i modify the bootsectors DAT files so that i can make them look for another folder other than the ones in the root of the DVD?

Example:
I have in the root of my AIO-DVD the folder called PRO1.
Inside the root is also PRO1.dat, the file that will search the the setupldr.bin in side the PRO1 folder and make the boot.

What if i want to put the PRO1 folder (and the PRO2, PRO3, 3ENT for windows 2003, etc...) inside the BOOT folder, so they be more organized and not show all mixed up with other stuff in the root of my dvd?

I tried hex editing the boot sector (PRO1.DAT) and changing PRO1 inside of it for boot\PRO1, but it didnt work (i also tried remove null values to not change the size of the file, didnt work either)

[jaclaz]

gugutz, on Oct 26 2009, 03:06 PM, said:

What if i want to put the PRO1 folder (and the PRO2, PRO3, 3ENT for windows 2003, etc...) inside the BOOT folder, so they be more organized and not show all mixed up with other stuff in the root of my dvd?

You may want to use both a bootmanager capable of chainloading SETUPLDR.BIN in a subdirectory (without using the PRO1.DAT bootsector) and hexedit the path in SETUPLDR.BIN, but you are limited to 4 characters (the length of I386 in SETUPLDR.BIN) see here:
http://flyakite.msfn.org/xpprosp1.htm
Editing "setupldr.bin"

I.e. maybe something like \b\00, \b\01, \b\02 may work replacing \i386

See this (for \i386, \minint and $WIN_NT$.~LS on HD like media - NOT CD/DVD):
http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=17504
http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=20123
http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=23200
http://www.msfn.org/board/win-nt-bt-can-om...03.html&hl=

jaclaz

[cdob]

gugutz, on Oct 26 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

What if i want to put the PRO1 folder (and the PRO2, PRO3, 3ENT for windows 2003, etc...) inside the BOOT folder, so they be more organized and not show all mixed up with other stuff in the root of my dvd?

You can't use a folder name boot\pro1.
Contrary you may add directory I386 to PRO1.

Set SetupSourcePath and BootPath at txtsetup.sif.
That's similiar to flyakite and different.

SetupSourcePath = "\PRO1\"
BootPath = \PRO1\I386\

There are three fixed file names to define basic boot:
setupldr.bin, ntdetect.com and txtsetup.sif

Layout at DVD

Quote

\PRO1\NTDETECT.COM
\PRO1\SETUPLDR.BIN
\PRO1\TXTSETUP.SIF
\PRO1\I386\

Your boot sector file or boot loader load file \PRO1\SETUPLDR.BIN

The result is more organized, one folder at root per OS.

jaclaz said:

I.e. maybe something like \b\00, \b\01, \b\02 may work replacing \i386

That's a nice idea too.