question about a graphical boot menu?

[Stromi0075]

Hi @all,

it is possible to create a REAL graphical boot menu for my multiboot dvd? Which software can I use for it?

Thanks

Stromi

[htc]

Wellcome on board, Stromi0075!

With CD Shell 2.1.4 you can create graphical boot menu with mouse support for your multiboot cd/dvd.

Url: http://www.cdshell.org/

[Stromi0075]

htc,

I know chshell but this kind of a graphical menu isn't the right choice for my wishes. Is it possible to create a menu with the style of Acronis OS Selector?

Thx

Stromi

[Alanoll]

EasyBoot anyone?

[htc]

With cd shell you can create even very complex graphic menu, but also very time intensiving because you have to construct everything yourself. With easyboot you cancreate it easily but with restricted function.

[Incroyable HULK]

I Strongly recommand EasyBoot, it is easy to use and it provide some simples tools to generate your ISO. In fact EasyBoot is really flexible.

As far as I know there is no limitation but CDSHELL is a community driven project so there is a geat support around.

[myfranco]

Even though easyboot has some restrictions it's fine.It allows 4 so it's enough for simple multi boot.Registered one allows 9 per menu

[htc]

Dose EasyBoot have the mouse support(in boot menu)?

Dose EasyBoot allow you to place the button anywhere?

[Incroyable HULK]

Yep! You can do that easily with EasyBoot... and even more!

[prathapml]

It has no limitation on number of boot-items, but trial version has a "only 4 items" limitation (you can make a multi-level boot menu to work around that restriction).

Mouse, BMP wallpaper, colour buttons (place anywhere), timers, graphical previews, support for boot-sectors upto 100 MB..... need more?

Yes, EasyBoot is simply the best.

[htc]

also for boot the acronis image(5-8mb)?

[Incroyable HULK]

Yes! I run the Disk Director 9 & True Image 8 BIF from EasyBoot

@prathapml

I totally agree with you!

[davidlevy]

To: Incroyable HULK

I've been searching for this information for quite a while. You're the first one that has claimed to have run Disk Director 9 with Easy Boot.

I haven't tried Disk Director 9 yet. That will be next. But I have loaded True Image 8 successfully within Easy Boot.

In Easy Boot, under the Menu tab, I enter the command ''bootinfotable;run xxxx.bif' (x's simply indicate the name of the .bif used. Could be anything). I've used this comand with True Image, and it works perfectly. But I'm unable to get it to work with Acronis Migrate Easy 6. I've used UltraISO to extract the boot information, just like True Image, but I'm still unable to get Migrate Easy to work.

Could you please elaborate more on how you got Disk Director to work with Easy Boot. Thanks.

[davidlevy]

Mistaken Post. Sorry

[Incroyable HULK]

I extracted the boot image of Acronis Disk Director 9 & True Image 8 with UltraISO. they both work.

Before UltraISO supported Acronis Products BIF, I had to build a floppy image of the "safe" version (2 disks) and the full version (5 disks).

All theses solutions works but it is really simpler to get the BIF from the CD with UltraISO...

hope this helps!