GAG for multi boot - FREE

[Georgiles]

Anybody tried this?

 

http://gag.sourceforge.net/

 

 

 

I tried but I can't make it work. Maybe I do some settings wrong. I use Acronis but I was looking for a boot manager that would not give me an error message "disk unsupported DYNAMIC - my 2 x SATA raid 0". Can't bypass the mesage so no TIMER.

 

This GAR looks interesting but I think it needs some tweaking.

 

Pls write how it works for you and what configurations you have.

 

me: OSx 10.4.6 goatsecx, WinXP, Ubuntu - THANKS

 

 

Current version: 4.6

 

GAG (initials, in spanish, of Graphical Boot Manager) is a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.

 

Its main features are:

• Allows boot of up to 9 different operating systems.
  
• It can boot operating systems installed in primary and extended partitions on any available hard disk.
  
• Can be installed from nearly all operating systems.
  
• GAG doesn't need its own partition. It installs itself in the first track of the hard disk, wich is reserved for these kinds of programs. It can also be instaled on a floppy disk, without using the hard disk.
  
• It has a timer to boot a default operating system (selectable by the user).
  
• The configuration menu can be protected with a password.
  
• The program works in graphic mode (needs a VGA or better graphic card), and has a lot of icons.
  
• Hides the primary partitions which allows the user to have instaled more than one DOS and/or Windows in the same hard disk.
  
• Allows a password to be put on each operating system, denying access to non-authorized people.
  
• Allows the boot manager text to be translated to all languages.
  
• Can exchange disk drives, allowing to boot from the second, third... hard disk operating systems such as MS-DOS.
  
• Has the SafeBoot system, that allows to boot your hard disk even if GAG is accidentally overwrited.
  
• Supports a great variety of keyboards (QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ and DVORAK keyboards).
  
• Fully support for hard disks up to 4 terabytes (4096 gigabytes).
  
• Full version and free software (distributed under GPL licence, with source code)
  
• 
  

[~pcwiz]

I know that this doesn't really matter but that's one ugly GUI for a boot manager....Looks like Windows 3.1 is back Looks ugly but it looks like its sorta powerful. Acronis is still better in my opinion, though.

[saivert]

If they make it look like Apples boot manager I might be interested. Every little detail counts you know!

[shoarthing]

Anybody tried this?

 

http://gag.sourceforge.net/

 

 

 

I tried but I can't make it work. Maybe I do some settings wrong. I use Acronis but I was looking for a boot manager that would not give me an error message "disk unsupported DYNAMIC - my 2 x SATA raid 0". Can't bypass the mesage so no TIMER.

 

This GAR looks interesting but I think it needs some tweaking.

 

Pls write how it works for you and what configurations you have.

 

me: OSx 10.4.6 goatsecx, WinXP, Ubuntu - THANKS

 

 

Current version: 4.6

 

GAG (initials, in spanish, of Graphical Boot Manager) is a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.

 

Its main features are:

• Allows boot of up to 9 different operating systems.
  
• It can boot operating systems installed in primary and extended partitions on any available hard disk.
  
• Can be installed from nearly all operating systems.
  
• GAG doesn't need its own partition. It installs itself in the first track of the hard disk, wich is reserved for these kinds of programs. It can also be instaled on a floppy disk, without using the hard disk.
  
• It has a timer to boot a default operating system (selectable by the user).
  
• The configuration menu can be protected with a password.
  
• The program works in graphic mode (needs a VGA or better graphic card), and has a lot of icons.
  
• Hides the primary partitions which allows the user to have instaled more than one DOS and/or Windows in the same hard disk.
  
• Allows a password to be put on each operating system, denying access to non-authorized people.
  
• Allows the boot manager text to be translated to all languages.
  
• Can exchange disk drives, allowing to boot from the second, third... hard disk operating systems such as MS-DOS.
  
• Has the SafeBoot system, that allows to boot your hard disk even if GAG is accidentally overwrited.
  
• Supports a great variety of keyboards (QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ and DVORAK keyboards).
  
• Fully support for hard disks up to 4 terabytes (4096 gigabytes).
  
• Full version and free software (distributed under GPL licence, with source code)
  
• 
  

. . . the issue is not this or any other boot manager; but your use of firmware winRAID. This win-only cludge is not 'transparent' to other OS'

 

Yes, I've used various versions of GAG: like all similar bootmanagers it installs to the MBR [replacing the IPR] of an HDD - ie it requires a physical HDD [or a transparent true hardware RAID volume] for installation.

 

Bin winRAID if you want to use a boot manager - you cannot install OSX to a winRAID volume anyway.