v1.15c includes a few tweaks for people who don't like the grub4dos messages during E2B boot-up.
patchme has been revised so that you can now optionally disable the grub4dos version header at the top of the screen which briefly appears whenever grub4dos loads a new menu file - previously, for a brief few milliseconds, you may have noticed this text at the top of the screen (or part of it).
GRUB4DOS 0.4.5c 2013-10-17, Mem: 636K/1022M/0M, End: 34C2AB
The new version of patchme will remove (optionally) this message and all of the other grub4dos startup messages. This means that a system can boot to E2B with no text messages at all once you have patched it with patchme.
The other changes are to do with startup messages too. Using settings in your MyE2B.cfg file, you can enable the background image to be displayed as soon as it is loaded - any progress messages will be displayed over the top of the background (the only drawback is that the screen won't scroll properly if the cursor gets to the bottom of the screen - so if you have lots of files, set redir=> nul to prevent them all from being listed). An example is shown below (the console text has been set to white in the MyE2B.cfg file in this case):
Alternatively, you can just have a pure blank screen (of whatever colour you have set the standard console background colour too, default=black) right up until the Main menu is displayed. Except for the first few milliseconds, no cursor is displayed either.
As usual the Sample_MyE2B.cfg file contains all the settings details. Here are a few of the relevant lines from it:
#Examples
### Use this line for a blank screen startup with no progress messages
### Tip: use patchme to prevent grub4dos messages (see \_ISO\docs\PatchMe_readMe.txt)
#call Fn.70 0 ;; clear ;; call Fn.5 0 128 ;; set redirp=> nul ;; set redir=> nul
#
### Use this line to display the background image as early as possible with a few progress messages
#call Fn.70 3 ;; set redir=> nul
#
### Use this line to display the background image as early as possible with no startup messages except an initial quick 'Please wait...' message
#call Fn.70 3 ;; set redir=> nul ;; set redirp=> nul ;; debug -1 ;; pause --wait=1 Please wait... ;; debug 0
Experiment with any one of these three options to see which one you like the best for your E2B project.
Note that you need v1.15c for these to work properly - it can be found at the bottom of Tutorial 72a as usual.
patchme has been revised so that you can now optionally disable the grub4dos version header at the top of the screen which briefly appears whenever grub4dos loads a new menu file - previously, for a brief few milliseconds, you may have noticed this text at the top of the screen (or part of it).
GRUB4DOS 0.4.5c 2013-10-17, Mem: 636K/1022M/0M, End: 34C2AB
The new version of patchme will remove (optionally) this message and all of the other grub4dos startup messages. This means that a system can boot to E2B with no text messages at all once you have patched it with patchme.
The other changes are to do with startup messages too. Using settings in your MyE2B.cfg file, you can enable the background image to be displayed as soon as it is loaded - any progress messages will be displayed over the top of the background (the only drawback is that the screen won't scroll properly if the cursor gets to the bottom of the screen - so if you have lots of files, set redir=> nul to prevent them all from being listed). An example is shown below (the console text has been set to white in the MyE2B.cfg file in this case):
Alternatively, you can just have a pure blank screen (of whatever colour you have set the standard console background colour too, default=black) right up until the Main menu is displayed. Except for the first few milliseconds, no cursor is displayed either.
As usual the Sample_MyE2B.cfg file contains all the settings details. Here are a few of the relevant lines from it:
#Examples
### Use this line for a blank screen startup with no progress messages
### Tip: use patchme to prevent grub4dos messages (see \_ISO\docs\PatchMe_readMe.txt)
#call Fn.70 0 ;; clear ;; call Fn.5 0 128 ;; set redirp=> nul ;; set redir=> nul
#
### Use this line to display the background image as early as possible with a few progress messages
#call Fn.70 3 ;; set redir=> nul
#
### Use this line to display the background image as early as possible with no startup messages except an initial quick 'Please wait...' message
#call Fn.70 3 ;; set redir=> nul ;; set redirp=> nul ;; debug -1 ;; pause --wait=1 Please wait... ;; debug 0
Note that you need v1.15c for these to work properly - it can be found at the bottom of Tutorial 72a as usual.
gud day.. can you please help me to get working with easy2boot? im using toshiba 8gb usb flash drive.. 1st of all i low reformat it (NTFS) then after that.. i install rmprepusb latest.. then download easy2boot.. i follow all the instructions carefully.. insert usb,partition size max,ticked no user prompts,WinPE,NTFS,boot as hdd,ticked copy os(extract=no),prepare drive,then after that click Install grub4dos answer 'No'=PBR,then i copy my windows7 64bit 15 in 1 sept integrated to my usb/_iso/windows/win7,and then after i copied it to my usb i was to make all file contagious but the wincontig will pop up and says fragmented,i close it and then rmprep says the drive is full(common error) i also started from the step 1 then on the part of make all file contagious wincontig will pop up and try to fragment after that error is still the same.. i also follow the instruction use Easus create 20mb partition then resize it to almost full capacity then create partition(Primary also then FAT) after that i repeat from the step 1 again and same error is still there.. please help me !
ReplyDeleteDid you test your 8GB flash drive using RMPrepUSB Quick Size Test just to make sure it is OK.
ReplyDeleteWhat size is your ISO file?
thanks for fast response.. yes i test it with quick size test it passed the test.. 4.6gb.. im so interested and im very like the way of rmprepusb because it can be modified(graphics in bios,etc) please help me...
DeleteIf you format as 200MB NTFS and then expand it, then it should work as described in
ReplyDeletehttp://rmprepusb.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/fix-error-60-file-not-contiguous.html
Did you use the auslogic defrag too to see where the file clusters are located?
Was the first file that you copied on the ISO file?
no i didnt use auslogic defrag because i dont have that file and on rmprepusb there is no instructions or link that you use that software when you encountered that error(like mine).. and yes that was my first iso file i copied to usb
DeleteThe link is in my blog page that I just gave you...
Deletehttp://rmprepusb.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/fix-error-60-file-not-contiguous.html
oh.. i see.. hehe.. im sorry i didnt notice it.. can you wait for me? i will try it right now then post the result
Deletei finish copying the windows 7 iso then i make all contagious but wincontig pop up again.. then on drive D:\ it says fragmented and on the lower part of wincontig fragmented files = 1 contigous files = 235 defragmented files = 0 not processed files =0.. please help me still the same on wincontig.. if i close this prepusb says error again like it says on my previous process
ReplyDeleteI just tried this and it works fine for me.
ReplyDelete1. Make 20MB NTFS using EHPM
2. Expand it to almost full capacity
3. Add 2nd primary ptn
4. Create \_ISO\MAINMENU folder
5. Copy over large ISO file to \_ISO\MAINMENU
6. Copy over all other files from E2B
7. Install grub4dos
i didnt get it..what i did is delete all partition then create 200mb NTFS primary then expand it to almost full then create small FAT primary.. and then insert usb,run rmprep,max partition,NTFS,boot as HDD,ticked user no prompt,ticked copy OS extract=no choose source then path to easy2boot.zip then prepare.. then intall grub4dos.. after that i copy win7 iso then go to usb/iso/windows/win7 then paste.. after that i make contigous but wincontig is pop up like what i said before.. what do you think?
DeleteWhat is the point of creating partitions using EHPM and then destroying the partitions and re-partitioning using RMPrepUSB!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere do I say to re-partition using RMPrepUSB?
Why don't you follow the instructions instead of making up your own method?
no.. im sorry thats not what i mean.. on the other link i read delete all partition then repartition using EHPM.. i delete all partition using EHPM,and then partition again using EHPM.. i did not use rmprep to repartition..
DeleteWell why did you say it then?
ReplyDeletePlease describe step by step and accurately how you prepared the USB stick or just follow my instructions and try it.
ok i will describe what i did..
Delete1st i bought the 8gb toshiba usb flash memory
then i read about rmprep then i saw easy2boot
i insert my usb then format it to NTFS(low level format)
then i follow instructions on easy2boot
1.download latest rmprep then install
2.download easy2boot.zip
3.i followed the same settings on rmprep(on the screenshot,but i ticked NTFS instead of FAT32)
4. after i followed the same settings,click source then go to the path where is easy2boot.zip then i ticked copy OS(extract=no)
5.i click prepare drive..(on the process a pop up appear that easy2boot is copying to usb)
6.i click install grub4dos and when pop up appear i answer no
7.then i go to the desktop right click to my win7 iso then select copy
8.i go to my usb/iso/windows/win7 then right click and paste
9.i press ctrl+F2 then wincontig will pop up.. then that is my problem
i tried to install also xp then it works but whenever i try to put win7 and make it all contigious rmprep always say analyze then wincontig will pop up like what i said
Sure - that is to be expected on such a small USB drive.
ReplyDeleteI already told you what to do.
1. Make 20MB NTFS using EHPM
2. Expand it to almost full capacity
3. Add 2nd primary ptn
4. Create \_ISO\MAINMENU folder
5. Copy over large ISO file to \_ISO\MAINMENU
6. Copy over all other files from E2B
7. Install grub4dos
where will i create \_ISO\MAINMENU folder? then after i created that folder,then i will put to that folder the large iso? and i also dont get ur step 6.. please explain it to me..
DeleteIf your ISO is a large Win7 ISO then make a \_ISO\WINDOWS\Win7 folder and copy it that folder.
ReplyDeleteStep 6 - Easy2Boot is a zip file. You download the E2B zip file and extract it to the root of your USB drive..
Step 7 - Run RMPrepUSB - click on Install grub4dos - say No to install to PBR.
P.S. When using EHPM, don't forget to set the first partition as active.
i will create a folder \ISO then inside that folder i will create WINDOWS then inside that folder i will create Win7.. is that right? and i will copy my iso to that folder.. where will i create that path and folder? i mean on desktop? then after that i will extract easy2boot to my usb?
Deletei dont get u said on the first that i will create a folder \_ISO\MAINMENU
but now u said \ISO\WINDOWS\Win7 im really confused
The documentation for Easy2Boot clearly tells you where to put your ISO files. If you have a large ISO file like a linux ISO, place it in \_ISO\MAINMENU, if you have Windows Install ISOs place them in the correct folder under \_ISO\WINDOWS.
ReplyDeletere. creating folders. Yes, just use Windows Explorer (or the Windows command line console if you want to). It does not matter how you create the folders.
im sorry i tried what you exactly said but problem is still there and the same =(
ReplyDeleteNo, you haven't done exactly as I said. If you had followed it exactly then it would have worked!
ReplyDeleteComputers do what you tell them. Other people have followed the instructions and it worked for them. I followed the instructions and it worked for me. So you are doing something wrong!
Are you using RMPrepUSB button 6 Prepare Drive? If so then you shouldn't!
Did try looking at the end result using the auslogic defrag - Analyse feature to see the cluster map?
im using 6 prepare drive.. honestly im sure that i exactly do what your instructions said like in the rmprep site.. im sorry i cannot used aulogic defrag because im only using netbook i cant run auslogic reason is my reso is to low for that software =(
DeleteOK - for the THIRD TIME - here are the instructions that you need to follow if you have an 8GB flash drive which you want to format as NTFS and put a large Windows 7 Install ISO on it.
ReplyDelete1. Make 20MB NTFS using EHPM - Primary
2. Expand it to almost full capacity
3. Add 2nd small primary ptn
4. Create \_ISO\WINDOWS\Win7 folder using Windows Explorer
5. Copy over large ISO file to \_ISO\WINDOWS\Win7
6. Copy over all other files from E2B
7. Install grub4dos using RMPrepUSB - Install grub4dos button
No where in these instructions do you see me saying to use RMPrepUSB - Prepare Drive ?????
The instructions in the Tutorial say that if you have a small flash drive and you have problems with large files not being contiguous, then look at the blog article. The blog article explains what to do (which is what I have described above in steps 1-7.
Why is it so difficult for you to follow steps 1-7?
im sorry this is what i did but failed again error still there =(
Delete1.create partition 20mb NTFS primary using EHPM
2.i resize it to almost full capacity using EHPM
3.create partition FAT primary using EHPM
4.i go to my usb root then make _ISO\WINDOWS\Win7
5.i copy my win7 (4.6gb) to Win7 folder i created
6.i extract easy2boot files to the root of my usb
7.open rmprep i click install grub4dos button then i click no
8.i press ctrl+F2 to make all contigous but wincontig pop up again(still the same error from before)
9.rmprep says drive is full so i failed again..
i followed instructions carefully but why is this happen.. i tried different method i tried easy2boot method ten times but always failed =(
So does WinContig report that the ISO is not contiguous?
DeleteWhat does auslogic show when you run analyze?
try booting from the USB drive using RMPrepUSB - QEMU button.
DeleteWhen on the menu, type p then easy2boot as the password, then type c
Now type
blocklist ()/$mft
what do you see
Now type
blocklist ()/_ISO/WINDOWS/Win7/nameofyour.iso
what do you see
i cant run auslogic because my reso is too small im only using netbook.. i cant explain what wincontig says.. here is the screenshot..
Deletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/70270343@N07/10481520595/sizes/l/in/photostream/
i type this blocklist ()/$mft
Deletethe resuly is (hd0,0)24+1024
i also type this blocklist ()/_ISO/WINDOWS/Win7/nameofyour.iso
the result is (hd0,0)7586720+7433984,453016+1866628
In step 5 - do you wait for the whole Win7 ISO file to be copied or do you copy the E2B files at the same time?
ReplyDeletei waited till the win7 iso finished copying.. then after copying the whole win7 iso i extract e2b files to my usb
Deletewell when you copy over the ISO, it should not be fragmented. Something is causing it to be fragmented. Are you sure nothing else is accessing the USB drive while the copy is taking place? Antivirus maybe?
ReplyDeleteTry re-formatting the USB drive 1st partition and then copy over the ISO file ONLY to the root of the drive. Wait for the USB drive LED to stop flashing after the ISO has been copied. Then try WinContig (RMPrepUSB - Ctrl+F2). Is it contiguous?
ReplyDeleteim sure nothing accessing the usb while copying.. wait i will try format 1st partition then copy iso file to the ROOT of usb?
ReplyDelete