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★★★★★Super Boot Disk GrubDisk★★★★★

GrubDisk Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Guoxiang.Pu
Release date: 2006/03/08.
Contacts:
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mailto:pugx@msn.com

download : http://bootdisk.ys168.com

Thanks to China DOS Union,Wengier,tinybit

I. Grub Boot Menu:
1. Super MS-DOS 7.10 Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Guoxiang.Pu
A super MS-DOS 7.10 boot disk that integrates the essence of my previous works and is re-created.

2. Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) V9.57
A universal version of DM 9.57 boot disk. DDO can replace BIOS, allowing old motherboards that do not support large hard drives to use hard drives up to 137GB.

3. Boot from 1st Hard Disk
Boot from the first hard disk.

4. Boot from 2nd Hard Disk (DOS/Win9x only)
Boot from the second hard disk. (Can only boot DOS/Win9x)

5. Boot from Floppy
Boot from the floppy drive.

6. Boot from CD-ROM
Boot from the CD-ROM.

7. Reboot
Reboot.

II. MS-DOS 7.10 Start Menu:

1, Clean Boot
Only load system-level drivers such as UMBPCI, QDMA, etc., and do not load device drivers such as CD-ROM, USB, etc.

2, Boot with CD-ROM support
Support CD-ROM after booting.

3, Boot with CD-ROM and SCSI /USB support for external HDD
Support CD-ROM, SCSI /USB flash drive, and hard drive after booting.

4, Boot with SCSI /USB support for external HDD and CD-ROM
Support SCSI /USB CD-ROM, flash drive, and hard drive after booting.

5, Boot with CD-ROM and IEEE1394 support for external HDD
Support CD-ROM and IEEE1394 firewire hard drive after booting.

6, Boot with IEEE1394 support for external HDD and CD-ROM
Support IEEE1394 firewire CD-ROM and hard drive after booting.

7, Boot with PCMCIA CD-ROM support
Support notebook PCMCIA CD-ROM after booting.

8, Boot with NTFS File System Full Access support
Support full read and write access to NTFS file system after booting.

Note: If you need to flash BIOS, you can enter the minimum real mode by pressing Shift+F5 on the MS-DOS 7.10 start menu interface. (No memory drivers are loaded)

Features:

1. Uses GRUB0.95 boot, can directly choose to boot from floppy drive, hard drive, CD-ROM, avoiding the trouble of changing boot sequence in BIOS; combined with BCDL, it can also enable old machines that do not support CD-ROM boot to boot from CD-ROM.
2. Uses the latest version DOSLFN0.40a to fully support Chinese and English long file names under DOS (version 0.40 directly supports long file names on CDs).
3. Supports copying long file name folders, drives, etc. under DOS, thanks to FAKEWIN4 provided by Wengier.
4. Loads the latest UltraDMA drivers and high-speed cache programs for hard drives and CD-ROMs under DOS, achieving high-speed reading and writing.
5. Supports IDE, USB1.1/2.0, SCSI, IEEE1394, PCMCIA CD-ROMs and storage devices under DOS.
6. Integrates Disk Manager v9.57 with IBM STD core. Its Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) can enable old motherboards that do not support large hard drives to break through the 137GB capacity limit.
7. Provides NTFS4DOS with no usage restrictions, supports reading and writing NTFS under DOS and Win9x window, and supports being called in batch processing.
8. Supports recovering data or partitions of deleted FAT/NTFS file systems under DOS, backing up master boot record MBR, partition table FAT, and boot sector BOOTSECTOR; and supports copying data from NTFS file system to FAT file system, regardless of Chinese file names or long file names.
9. Supports resetting passwords of NT/2000/XP/2003 administrators and various users under DOS, supports FAT/NTFS file systems.
10. Supports network copying of partitions or entire disks based on TCP/IP protocol under DOS, supports three representative types of network cards: RTL8139, DFE530TX, IntelPro100, supports FAT/NTFS file systems.
11. Integrates the Tianhui Chinese system 96-12-31 end version (with pinyin input method) without LOGO, and can run perfectly in virtual machine VPC.
12. Realizes a graphical file manager that supports long file names and mouse operation under DOS, loads ISO images, mouse copy and paste, commands, automatic file name completion, screen keyboard acceleration, calculator, calendar, CD-ROM eject and close, etc.

Summary: The conventional memory after booting the entire disk is as high as 620-630K! The most critical thing is that this boot disk with such powerful functions and many advantages is only 1.44M standard floppy disk size.

Introduction to batch commands:
DM: DM9.57 universal version.
LoadISO: Can directly load ISO under dos in default boot, but cannot restart. LoadISO inserts virtual CD-ROM, and then specify the path and name of ISO.
NC: Select the network card type (RTL8139, DFE530TX, IntelPro100) to enable network copying (directly supports NTFS).
TW: Tianhui Chinese platform. Alt+F2 for pinyin, right Shift or Alt+F10 for Chinese-English input switching.
VC: Enable Volkov Commander (VC) file manager, a very powerful and practical file management tool, with graphical interface and mouse operation, and fully supports long file names.

Introduction to file commands:
aefdisk.exe AEFDISK is a disk partitioning software running in command line mode, supporting all partition types, with the following functions: - Create primary partition, extended partition, logical partition - Delete primary partition and logical partition - Format FAT partition - Hide and unhide primary partitions of FAT, NTFS/HPFS types - Activate a primary partition - Display partition table - Display hard disk parameters - Create standard MBR (master boot record) on hard disk. - Save and restore MBR - Batch set hard disk through a simple batch file on a floppy disk. I have uploaded its Chinese instruction document aef_cn.zip to the "Tutorial" directory of the download site.
attrib.com Powerful file attribute modification program, such as: attrib c:\pagefile.sys -rhs
calc387.com Mini 1K command line calculator, showing most functions of large calculators, essential for programmers! For example, calc387 1+4*2^3-5/4%1 calculates the result as 32.75, directly typing calc387 shows help.
calendar.exe Calendar gadget, appearing in the upper right in graphical mode, switch months with left and right arrow keys, switch years with up and down arrow keys, ESC key to exit.
choice.com Choice command, returns the ERRORLEVEL value of the key pressed.
close.com Close CD-ROM.
ctmouse.exe CuteMouse, the best and most practical mouse driver program under DOS.
doskey.com The best DOSKEY replacement program, in addition to having all functions of the DOS自带 DOSKEY program, such as command history record, macro function, etc., it also has many enhancements, such as being able to use TAB and Shift+TAB keys to use file/folder name automatic completion function, /U option can exit at any time.
(Note: All commands, file names, and directory names on this boot disk do not need to be input completely, just input the first 1 or 2 letters, and the file name can be automatically completed by pressing TAB key, and the folder name can be automatically completed by pressing Shift+TAB key.)
doslfn.com The most powerful and practical Chinese and English long file name driver program under DOS, this is the latest 0.40a version in March 2005 - to support long file names on CD, use doslfn /c+
dosver.com Powerful DOS version modifier, with manual modification and automatic modification functions. For the former, it can be directly set in command line mode; for the latter, after running it, it can automatically adjust the current DOS version number according to the DOS version number required by the program to be run, dosver /f /l can easily solve the problem that some software refuses to run due to incorrect DOS version.
edit.com Swift programmers editor for NC/VC, Norton Commander and Volkov Commander special editor, much smaller than Semware QEdit.
escape.exe Allows pressing F12 key to return to DOS command line at any time to prevent system crash.
findcd.exe CD-ROM search tool compiled by Wengier.
findramd.exe Tool to find memory disk drive letter.
format.com MS-DOS 7.10 built-in formatting tool.
go.exe The best directory quick conversion tool, such as: go d:\dos\tool\compress can directly enter the above directory.
makedir.exe The best folder creation tool, such as: makedir d:\dos\tool\compress can create the above directory structure at one time.
mi.com PC Tools 9 built-in best memory information viewing tool under DOS.
mousclip.exe Very practical tool for copying/pasting with mouse and simulating arrow keys under DOS (including command line). After /m is loaded, the mouse can move freely on the screen, hold down the left button to scan a section of text or information, and click the right button at another place to copy the scanned content. For example, if I want to enter a Chinese folder, copy its file name, cd space "pasted content" to enter, how convenient.
ntfs4dos.exe NTFS file system mounting class access tool, supports reading and writing NTFS under DOS and Win9x window, but does not support long file names. This version does not need to type YES and press enter to confirm, can be directly called in batch processing, and exit by typing EXIT.
open.com Eject CD-ROM.
peruse.com Very good screen scrolling tool under DOS, usage: peruse /x32, ScroLock is the switch, scroll screen with up and down arrow keys, now you don't need to worry about not seeing all information on the screen.
pkunzjr.com ZIP file decompression tool, supports long file names, this is a mini simplified version of PKUNZIP.
pr.exe Active@ Partition Recovery, can recover mistakenly deleted FAT/NTFS partitions, logical drives, back up MBR, partition table and boot sector for direct recovery when hard disk is damaged, is a powerful tool that can perfectly recover NTFS partitions!
pwd_chng.exe Active@ Password Changer, can reset passwords of NT/2000/XP/2003 administrators and various users (supports FAT/NTFS partitions).
quit.com A small thing of only 7 bytes to exit Tianhui and CCDOS Chinese environment.
shcdx33a.com Small and practical CD-ROM extension driver program latest 3.3a version, the best replacement for MSCDEX, only occupies very little memory.
shutdown.com Very good command line ATX power supply restart/soft shutdown program.
smartdrv.exe Modified disk high-speed cache program version 5.02, to support SHCDX33A.
sys.com System file transmission program built-in in MS-DOS 7.10.
thdd.com Small and most effective hard disk bad track repair tool, scan first and then press I to repair.
uneraser.exe Active@ series data recovery tool in dos and windows console, can recover deleted files and directories, supports FAT/NTFS partition formats. Even can recover files from deleted or formatted partitions, can browse, find, copy, and recover files in various partition formats, and itself supports English long file names!
xclone.exe Powerful and easy-to-use command line copy tool, supports copying folders, drives, etc., and supports long file names (run FAKEWIN4 first).
xmsdsk.exe The best virtual memory disk tool, very convenient and practical, and only occupies very little memory.
zeno.exe Very good screen display acceleration software.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: There seems to be MS-DOS8.0, why still use MS-DOS7.10 kernel?
A: The highest version of Microsoft pure DOS is MS-DOS6.22, and the new versions after that are provided by Windows system, and do not exist alone. MS-DOS7.10 built in Win98 has better compatibility than MS-DOS8.0 built in WinME. MS-DOS8.0 is more like a "degenerate version" for Microsoft to gradually make DOS withdraw from history. The key difference is in IO.SYS. IO.SYS in WinME does not support DOS real mode, many DOS programs cannot run on it. This boot disk uses the IO.SYS of Win98 which I have streamlined and removed logo, which not only provides MS-DOS7.10 kernel but also can break through the limit of hard disk logic lock! (Note: The size of the IO.SYS I streamlined is 123,910 bytes, and the size of the IO.SYS streamlined by

2006/03/08 Update:
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1. The hard disk UltraDMA driver QDMA.SYS has been updated to version V1.3 as of February 24, 2006.
2. The CD-ROM UltraDMA driver QCDROM.SYS has been updated to version V1.0 as of February 20, 2006.
3. The CD-ROM extension driver SHCDX.COM has been updated to version V3.3A (Jason Hood) as of December 26, 2005, and the compatible SMARTDRV.EXE V5.02 version has also been updated.
4. The restriction of typing YES and pressing Enter to use NTFS4DOS.EXE has been removed, and it can be called in batch processing.
5. ACOPY.COM has been deleted, and XCLONE.EXE has been added. Thanks to Wengier for providing FAKEWIN4, which supports long filenames under DOS.
6. The config and readme parts have been rewritten.

2005/10/23 Update:
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1. The upper memory driver UMBPCI.SYS has been updated to version V3.65 as of September 15, 2005.
2. The hard disk UltraDMA driver XDMA.SYS has been updated to version V2.2 as of October 23, 2005.
3. The compact and most effective hard disk bad sector repair tool THDD has been newly added.
4. The adjustment of the MS-DOS 7.10 boot menu option is minor.

2005/07/23 Update:
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The first item of the MS-DOS 7.10 boot menu is set to Boot with CD-ROM and DosUHCI support for Intel and VIA Chipset by default.
After booting, it supports CD-ROMs and USB devices connected to UHCI and EHCI controllers (including USB keyboards, mice, etc.), which is only applicable to motherboards with Intel and VIA chipsets.
If you only have or can only use a USB keyboard and it couldn't be recognized and used under DOS originally, the problem is now solved! This item is set as the default boot item and will automatically load after the countdown, so you can use the USB keyboard under DOS.

2005/07/05 Update:
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1. The hard disk UltraDMA driver uses XDMA2.SYS V1.2 version as of June 30, 2005. The UDMA series will no longer be updated, and its author has replaced it with XDMA.
2. The CD-ROM extension driver has been updated to version SUSUCDX 3.02C (Jack R. Ellis). It is smaller in size than the original version by Jason Hood and has been rewritten to avoid the problem that NASM cannot compile smoothly. (The above two points are thanks to Mr. johnsonlam for the friendly reminder.)
3. The choice selection command error in the NC network copy of the previous version has been corrected.

2005/06/20 Update:
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1. The error of not being able to drive the USB hard disk has been corrected. (aspidisk.sys is less compatible than di1000dd.sys, and it has been replaced now.)
2. The upper memory area access driver umbpci.sys has been updated to version 3.64 as of April 29, 2005.
3. aefdisk has been updated to version 2.2 as of May 25, 2005. It has corrected the hard disk/controller cache overflow during restart; increased support for extremely large disks and partitions of 2TB; and corrected the adjustment of the FAT partition size.

2005/05/12 Update:
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1. The CD-ROM extension driver shsucdx.com has been updated to version 3.02 as of May 5, 2005.
2. The insertion prompt when loading USB devices has been canceled.
3. The problem that the UltraDMA driver udmajr.sys may cause the hard disk of some machines to stop responding and fail to start has been solved.

2005/04/22 Update:
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1. The hard disk UltraDMA driver udmajr.sys has been updated from version 7.9 to version V8.0 as of April 19, 2005.
2. The debug.com debugging program better than Microsoft has been added, which supports Intel 8088 to Pentium Pro.

2005/04/19 Update:
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1. The USB and IEEE1394 hard disk drivers DI1000DD.SYS and NJ32DISK.SYS have been replaced with ASPIDISK.SYS, which can solve the problem of not being able to assign multiple drive letters.
2. The hard disk UltraDMA driver udma2s.sys has been replaced with udmajr.sys V7.9 version as of April 11, 2005. The former has been found to have some compatibility issues.

2005/04/12 Update:
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1. The CD-ROM extension driver shsucdx.com has been updated to version 3.01 as of March 5, 2005.
2. The hard disk UltraDMA driver udma2s.sys has been updated to version V2.4 as of April 11, 2005.

2005/04/08 Update:
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1. The outdated fdisk.exe has been deleted and replaced with the most powerful AEFDISK 2.1 that supports 2TB massive hard disks. I have uploaded its Chinese instruction document aef_cn.zip to the "Tutorials" directory of the download site. The instructions are very detailed, including introducing basic knowledge such as the file allocation table (FAT).
2. The calendar.exe calendar tool has been added, which appears in the upper right corner in a graphical way. The left and right arrow keys switch months, the up and down arrow keys switch years, and the ESC key exits.
3. The calc387.com miniature 1K command-line calculator has been added, which can perform most functions of a large calculator and is a must for programmers! For example, calc387 1+4*2^3-5/4%1 calculates the result as 32.75. Typing calc387 directly displays the help.
4. There will be a prompt to insert the device when loading USB flash drives, mobile hard disks, and CD-ROMs. The driver uses the new Panasonic usbaspi 2.20 version. (Most of the boot disks with USB support on the Internet use old versions such as 2.06 and 2.15. All the boot disks of various versions I have made since mid-March have used the new 2.20 version!)

2005/04/05 Update:
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The error that the GRUB boot menu Boot from CD-ROM cannot boot from the CD-ROM has been corrected.

2005/04/04 Update:
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1. The unfriendly CIA Commamder that only supports NTFS has been removed and replaced with the fully registered version of Active@ Password Changer that supports FAT/NTFS partitions. It can reset the passwords of administrators and various users of NT/2000/XP/2003. Please download the user manual from the "Tutorials" directory of my download site.
2. NTFS4DOS that can fully read and write NTFS partitions under DOS and the DOS window of Win9x/Me has been added, and the shell has been removed to greatly shorten the loading time. So far, this boot disk is impeccable in terms of supporting NTFS!
3. Fdisk.exe Microsoft Fdisk Gold Edition has been added, which supports hard disks up to 512GB.
4. The start menu of MS-DOS 7.10 has been completely rewritten to make it more reasonable.

2005/03/31 Update:
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open.com pops up the CD-ROM
close.com closes the CD-ROM
(Of course, you must have loaded the CD-ROM driver, otherwise DOS can't even recognize the CD-ROM, how to control it)
go.exe the best directory quick conversion tool. For example, go d:\dos\tool\compress can directly enter the above directory
makedir.exe the best folder creation tool. For example, makedir d:\dos\tool\compress can create the above directory structure at one time
doslfn.com has been updated to the latest version 0.40a as of March 1, 2005.
Note: All commands, filenames, and directory names of this boot disk do not need to be input completely. Just input the first 1 or 2 letters, and the filename can be automatically completed by pressing the TAB key, and the folder name can be automatically completed by pressing the Shift+TAB key.

Note: The boot disk (5th generation) and subsequent versions of GrubDisk v2.0 have been uniformly named according to the release date, such as GrubDisk 2005/07/20. For the latest version, and for asking questions, suggestions, and reporting bugs, please go to: http://bootdisk.ys168.com .

[ Last edited by blue777 on 2006-3-8 at 12:21 ]

Okay, support!

Report errors:
2. The CD-ROM UltraDMA driver QCDROM.SYS has been updated to version V1.0 dated February 20, 2006. The CD-ROM cannot be loaded. It can be loaded by removing the /L parameter.

[ Last edited by xusen on 2006-3-8 at 13:01 ]

I took a look. It is suggested that GRUB should not be used as a multi-boot manager on floppy disks in the future. Instead, use SYSLINUX, which can save a lot of space. The GRUB you are using takes up more than 80KB, while SYSLINUX occupies less than 10KB. SYSLINUX can also call those several boot sector files.

In addition, it is suggested to use Paragon IFS instead of NTFS4DOS. Compared with NTFS4DOS, IFS can support NTFS/EXT2/EXT3/hidden partitions and can be exited at any time. If SYSLINUX is used instead of GRUB as mentioned above, the space saved is enough to hold IFS.

Originally posted by fujianabc at 2006-3-8 03:59 PM:
Take a look, it is suggested that GRUB should not be used as a multi-boot manager on floppy disks in the future, and Syslinux should be used instead, which can save a lot of space. The GRUB you used takes more than 80KB, while Syslinux occupies less than 10KB, sys...

1, Please teach me how Syslinux calls dm.bs? I only know how to call img. It is okay to make dm into a bootable img for Syslinux to call, but dm.img is indispensable for io.sys and command.com, which cannot share the same files with msdos.img.
2, Moreover, the bootable disk img made with Syslinux cannot be directly used as a bootable file to boot from a CD. Don't believe it, you can try it with UltraISO. This I have already discussed with tynibit. My homepage also has an SOS boot disk made based on Syslinux. If you can have a solution, then I think I have no reason to use GRUB for DOS anymore.


3, Paragon IFS Driver I have long heard of its name, of course, I will not ignore it, but after trial, first of all, its size is nearly 200kB, and second, its friendliness is similar to readntfs. Of course, if I further explore its advantages, it is not excluded to replace ntfs4dos in the future. Finally, thank you for your suggestion, and I still want to ask about point 1.

Paragon DOS IFS Driver

In the command-line interface of syslinux, you can directly input *.bs, and it can also be specified in the configuration file. Additionally, syslinux can only call the img image through memdisk, not directly.

I replaced the grub boot menu in the boot disk you posted on the top floor with a syslinux boot menu, and everything works except for shutting down and restarting. I can't upload it here, so go to http://free.ys168.com/?fujianabc to download it.

That ifs compressed into a cab is only about more than 170K (the 936.cpi inside is useless and has been deleted).

[ Last edited by fujianabc on 2006-3-8 at 20:11 ]

You said that the CD - ROM of syslinux cannot be booted by floppy disk emulation. I made an iso with the above - mentioned floppy disk and tested it with VPC 5.2, and it really cannot be booted directly. I originally thought it was the problem of syslinux, but later I looked through the similar problems you discussed with Budian before and thought that it might be a bug in the BIOS of VPC 5.2 itself.

Therefore, I loaded the bcdl floppy disk image with VPC and used bcdl to boot this iso, and found that the floppy disk - emulated syslinux can be booted. So it can be confirmed that it is the bug of VPC 5.2 itself that causes the iso not to be booted (because bcdl boot does not rely on the BIOS, and bcdl itself fully complies with the eltorito CD - ROM boot specification).

The following is a screenshot. It cannot be uploaded here, but it is still placed in the boot disk folder of http://free.ys168.com/?fujianabc.

[ Last edited by fujianabc on 2006 - 3 - 8 at 20:29 ]

Thanks to brother fujianabc for the suggestions and help. It turns out that kernel *.bs, kernel *.bin are okay. After further research, I will adopt it in the new version. Thanks again for your suggestions and help!

LZ, I want to make this larger, for example, change it to 10M size, and then use this IMG for booting. Why does it not succeed? It only boots to the point where GRUB appears, and then it's like it's stuck. Why is that?

Is attachment 123 the same file? Why is it done like this?

Updated, thanks. Is the problem solved?

How to make a bootable CD?

In grubdisk.txt it says:

How to make a bootable CD?

A: Install UltraISO, open UltraISO. The blank window above is the space of the CD you want to make, and the window below is the space of your local hard disk. You can freely drag the files in the hard disk you want to add in the lower window to the upper CD. Finally, click "Load boot file" in the boot CD item in the toolbar, select the GrubDisk.img file, and after completion, save it as an ISO file.

You can completely add more practical tools such as GHOST, PQ, NDD, DISKGEN, KVDOS, etc.

But I can't find GrubKisk.img

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.