New Hope: Use ISOEmu boot installation ISO image from Harddisk.

[twilight.lee]

There is a amazing tool named ISOEmu. It can be boot bootable ISO image from harddisk easily.

 

Download it here: http://sysoft.zdwx.com/isoemu/bin/

 

Known Limitation

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* Support FAT32/NTFS partition only;

 

* Works on x86's RealMode only(so this app cannot be used to boot Windows PE,

OR, WinNT based OS), `cause it hooks INT13h;

 

* Support 8.3 file format only;

 

A) As a menu item of NTLDR

 

1). Extract ieldr to your c:\, and modify your boot.ini，add the

following line:

 

c:\ieldr="Load IsoEmu SDV 3rd"

 

2). Extract isoemu.ini and the iso file what you want to Emulate,

to the root directory of a FAT32 partition;

 

-AND- change a line of isoemu.ini:

 

"isoemu isogrub.iso" (modify `isogrub.iso` to your iso file)

 

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If you use ISOEmu boot early leopard installation ISO image , you will only get "System config file 'com.apple.Boot.plist' not found" then nothing happend.

 

I tested XxX_x86_10.5.6_Install_Disc_Universal_Final.iso and iPC_OSx86_10_5_6_Universal_PPF5_Final.iso , It can show Darwin Bootloader , but all stuck at Still waitting for root device.

 

I don't known whether both ISOs NOT Compatible with my Mainboard.

I believe Chameleon-1.0.11 made ISOEmu load newly leopard installation ISO image go farther(NOT only show System config file 'com.apple.Boot.plist' not found).

 

This article(http://chameleon.osx86.hu/articles/chameleon-1011-with-jmicron-ide-dvd-sse2-amd-k10-phenom-support) mentioned some INT13h stuff , maybe it just suit with ISOEmu.

 

I have been use Format & Make Bootable HD for Leopard.iso do some digg:

 

When use ISOEmu load orginal Format & Make Bootable HD for Leopard.iso , it is only get "System config file 'com.apple.Boot.plist' not found" .

But when I rebuild Format & Make Bootable HD for Leopard.iso with Chameleon-1.0.11 cdboot, then use ISOEmu load it , it's show Darwin Bootloader, but stuck at Kernel Panic.

 

 

 

NOTE: The ISO image on Harddisk better be continuous. So do Defrag if it is NOT.

 

 

[fnk4]

could you post isoemu please? its impossible to downlaod it from homepage ( http://sysoft.zdwx.com/isoemu/bin/ ).

thanx

 

*EDIT*

 

found it!

 

http://en.pudn.com/downloads62/sourcecode/...l217574_en.html

or

http://www.xdowns.com/soft/download.asp?softid=47846