On 01/21/2011 03:28 PM, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > On 01/21/2011 02:52 PM, yellow wrote: > >> Package: grub-common >> Version: 1.98+20100804-11 >> Severity: wishlist >> >> Hello >> >> I would like to use windows XP without emulation (so no wine, nor qmeu, or >> vmware or others) >> so directly to start with 100% power microsoft windows XP at normal speed >> and performances >> >> - well you would tell me : dual boot man ! >> >> - well ok, but I do not want to install a NTFS and keep the RAW image of my >> qmeu and use it from teh Boot Grub >> that launches it like dual booting but will write all those stuff into RAW >> image located into my ext3 >> >> >> > While it is possible to make bootmgr/ntldr/any other program using BIOS > calls think that a given file is a real disk by intercepting int 13h, it > won't get you far. The problem is that the moment windows/any other > modern OS switches to its own device drivers it will fail to find its > boot device and throw error/bluescreen/reboot. GNU/Linux is able to do > such tricks only because by the means of initramfs one has complete > control over from where to mount the root. No such luxury in m$ OSes. > While this is feasible by writing special disk driver which will add > this "virtual disk", I doubt this is the right place to find the people > with both right knowledge and motivation > On the other hand many coders including myself are available for hire. >> please could you code that.,.. it is not that hard in principle, with using >> all today's tools. >> >> >> Can you please resurect this body? it is not that hard in principle, with using all today's tools. > >> Thank you in advnance ! >> >> Kind regards >> Y. >> >> -- System Information: >> Debian Release: squeeze/sid >> APT prefers testing >> APT policy: (500, 'testing') >> Architecture: i386 (i686) >> >> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) >> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) >> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash >> >> Versions of packages grub-common depends on: >> ii base-files 5.10 Debian base system >> miscellaneous f >> ii dpkg 1.15.8.7 Debian package management system >> ii gettext-base 0.18.1.1-3 GNU Internationalization >> utilities >> ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-6 Manage installed documentation >> in >> ii libc6 2.11.2-7 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared >> lib >> ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.48-4 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper >> use >> ii libfreetype6 2.4.2-2.1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared >> lib >> ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime >> >> Versions of packages grub-common recommends: >> ii os-prober 1.42 utility to detect other OSes on >> a >> >> Versions of packages grub-common suggests: >> pn grub-emu <none> (no description available) >> pn multiboot-doc <none> (no description available) >> pn xorriso <none> (no description available) >> >> -- no debconf information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pkg-grub-devel mailing list >> pkg-grub-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grub-devel >> >> >> > >
-- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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