[Techie30]

Greetings,

I'm working on my Multi build DVD using cdshell. So far everything is working great. I'm wondering if anyone knows how to or what is needed to also include the paragon drive image 7 bootable CD? I've created my dat file, put the cd files in the root of my dvd but only boots to a blank screen. I have a feeling the bootable CD is using Linux and that may be the problem. Anyone out there try this and have it working?

I extracted just the dos version and it loads to some extent then tells me it cannot find the recovery cd.

Thanks in advance.

[Sponsor]

[Techie30]

Nevermind, found my solution.

http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=12811

[amd64lover]

how did you add the cdrom drivers and modify the variables in the autoexec.bat file & menu.bat file?

[Techie30]

Here is what I did for DOS...

I opened the DOS.IMG file and injected mscdex.exe along with cd1.sys, cd2.sys, cd3.sys, cd4.sys into the img file. I edited the autoexec.bat as follows...

AUTOEXEC.BAT

@echo off
echo Welcome to PTS-DOS (PARAGON Recovery CD)

rem SHSUCDX /D:CD001 /D:USBCD001
rem SHSUCDX /D:USBCD001
rem SHSUCDX /D:CD001
a:
cd \
mouse.com
mscdex.exe /d:CDDRIVE /L:R
dos_lang
doslfn.com
SET CDDRIVE = R

if "%CDDRIVE%"=="" goto cdnfound
set LETTER=R:

cd \ntfs4dos
if "%LANG%"=="" goto nmnt
call nd.bat 8192 -lfn -mountall -cd:%CDDRIVE%:%LETTER%
goto cont
:nmnt
call nd.bat 8192 -lfn -cd:%CDDRIVE%:%LETTER%
set LANG=en
:cont

if "%LETTER%"=="" goto cdnfound

SET PATH=a:\;%LETTER%\dos;%LETTER%\dos\dn;%LETTER%\dos\english\links
SET LINKS=%LETTER%\dos\english\links
a:
cd \menu
menu.bat
goto out

:cdnfound
echo Recovery cd not found!
:out


CONFIG.SYS
files=20
buffers=10
stacks=0,0
break=on
lastdrive=z
switches=/F
DEVICE=HIMEM64.EXE
dos=low
rem device=vide-cdd.sys /D:CD001
rem device=usbaspi.sys /v
rem device=di1000dd.sys /v /w
rem device=usbcd.sys /d:USBCD001
DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:CDDRIVE
shell=command.com /E:256 /P
break = ON

MENU.BAT

@echo off

if %LANG%.==DE. set LANG=GE
goto %LANG%LCL

:ENLCL
set LOCAL=english
goto menu
:menu
a:
cd a:\menu
dos_menu.exe menu_%LANG%.txt

if errorlevel 9 goto do_job9
if errorlevel 8 goto do_job8
if errorlevel 6 goto do_job6
if errorlevel 5 goto do_job5
if errorlevel 2 goto do_job2
if errorlevel 1 goto do_job1
:do_job2
%LETTER%
cd \pgon\dos\%LOCAL%\psidb\personal (changed the path of where my paragon files are)
cwsdpr0.exe -s-
psi.exe -o none --input "mountlist(-1,-1)"
pause
goto menu
:do_job1
%LETTER%
set LINKS=%LETTER%\dos\%LOCAL%\links
cd \pgon\dos\%LOCAL%\db\personal
cwsdpr0.exe -s-
pm.exe SRW_OPTS
goto menu
:do_job6
dn.com
goto menu
:do_job8
goto end
:do_job9
reboot.com
goto menu
:do_job5
%LETTER%
set LINKS=%LETTER%\dos\%LOCAL%\links
cd \pgon\dos\%LOCAL%\db\personal
cwsdpr0.exe -s-
pm.exe SRW_OPTS
goto menu

:end


Did you get the Linux portion to work? I tried per those instructions and keep getting an error when using ISOLinux and cdshell....

VFS: Cannot open root device "" or 03:03
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on 03:03

My isolinux.cfg looks like this and all my files are in /PGON/..
isolinux /PGON/BZIMAGE
append initrd=/PGON/INITRD.GZ splash=silent quiet root=/dev/ram/0 eng_ver vga=0x314

Thanks

[amd64lover]

where did you get the cd.sys files from?

[Jotnar]

@amd64lover
You can get the generic cdrom driver file from pretty much any windows boot floppy. Its called oakcdrom.sys or something similar.

@Techie30
It looks like you have an extra slash in your ISOLinux config:

root=/dev/ram/0

should be

root=/dev/ram0

I'd also like to note that the search funtion is a wonderful tool
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=39218


Cheers