From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: urgrue Subject: Re: Live Linux DVD on NTFS Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:15:45 +0200 Message-ID: <49984DC1.6010503@bulbous.org> References: <4997836A.2040101@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4997836A.2040101@gmail.com> Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E1rio_Gamito?= Cc: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Maybe I didn't understand your needs exactly, but linux can format ntfs= =20 (mkfs.ntfs), so I dont think you need DOS for that part. Did I understand correctly that you want to install and run linux on=20 NTFS? I doubt that's even possible... M=E1rio Gamito wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I have to create a bootable Live DVD that contains 4 or 5 different > distros Live CD ISOs images. >=20 > Let's say: >=20 > Live DVD | -> ISO of Linux distro Live CD 1 > | -> ISO of Linux distro Live CD 2 > | -> ISO of Linux distro Live CD 3 > | -> ISO of Linux distro Live CD 4 >=20 > The ideia is upon the DVD boot, the user may boot one of the Live ISO= CD > distro, run it normally and eventualy, install it in the HD by it's o= wn > process. >=20 > Now the big issue: >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1) The hard drive of the computers to install the Live DVD don't have > nothing. They are not even formated; >=20 > 2) The filesystem *must be NTFS* and the distros must be able to inst= all > over it; >=20 > 3) Having Windows pre installed *is not an option*, *but some DOS > emulator that supports NTFS is*; > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > Please, don't ask the whys for NTFS. This is for my job and not an ea= sy > task, even for someone who plays along Linux for years. >=20 > I've googled a lot, saw DOSEMU, FreeDOS (doesn't support NTFS, FAT32 = at > the maximum), etc., lots of stuff. > But I'd also like to hear some feedback on this issue from you gurus. >=20 > My question to you would be how to start: >=20 > A tool - perhaps something that starts by formating the HD in NTFS ? > Something like FreeDOS but supporting NTFS ? >=20 > Using only Linux tools is an option, obviously. >=20 > Any partition at all that's not NTFS is not :( >=20 > Any help would be appreciated. >=20 > Warm Regards, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html