Re: OT: MBR programming
bryan <[email protected]> Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:36:40 +0000 (GMT)
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--===============1684161250== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1850951853-1134718600=:9771" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --0-1850951853-1134718600=:9771 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Or you could program your own MBR to load a default boot sector from a pa= rtion and a bootloader if a key is pressed... =20 But if partitions are inspected/booted directly, there goes your secret/= restricted access.... =20 Your not trying to hide bootlegged installation(s), are you? :) =20 Have Fun! =20 -Bryan =20 =20 =20 Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 05:33 = -0800, charkee berekeke wrote: > i was just wondering if i could recreate the mbr so it would boot by > default on a=20 > specific OS, say 98, but will execute a bootloader if a certain key is > pressed during=20 > a certain interval in the boot-up process. I only want to restrict use > of an IBM-PC. If you boot with grub you will be presented with a boot menu and you can choose which OS you like. But perhaps what you want is something more discreet. You can use LiLo which by default will not list any options. You can name your secret OS as "W". When you reach the LiLo prompt you can type "W" and press enter. --=20 Holden Hao=20 _________________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph LUG-6332=20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LUG-6332/ A non-profit/ not for profit group which aims to avocate the use/develope= nt of GNU/Linux and OpenSource/FreeSoftware....in a non coercive way.... Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.co= m=20 --0-1850951853-1134718600=:9771 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div id=3D"RTEContent">Or you could program your own MBR to load a defaul= t boot sector from a partion and a bootloader if a key is pressed...<br> = <br> But if partitions are inspected/booted directly, there goes your sec= ret/restricted access....<br> <br> Your not trying to hide bootlegg= ed installation(s), are you? :)<br> <br> Have Fun!<br> <br> -Bryan<br> <b= r> <br> <br><b><i>Holden Hao <[email protected]></i></b> wro= te:<blockquote class=3D"replbq" style=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 1= 6, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 05:= 33 -0800, charkee berekeke wrote:<br>> i was just wondering if i could= recreate the mbr so it would boot by<br>> default on a <br>> speci= fic OS, say 98, but will execute a bootloader if a certain key is<br>>= pressed during <br>> a certain interval in the boot-up process. I onl= y want to restrict use<br>> of an IBM-PC.<br><br>If you boot with grub= you will be presented with a boot menu and you can<br>choose which OS you like. But perhaps what you want is something= more<br>discreet. You can use LiLo which by default will not list any o= ptions.<br>You can name your secret OS as "W". When you reach the LiLo p= rompt you<br>can type "W" and press enter.<br><br>-- <br>Holden Hao <hold= en @philonline.com.ph=3D""><br><br>______________________________________= ___________________<br>Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailin= g List<br>[email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)<br>Re= ad the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists<br>Searchable Archives: http= ://archives.free.net.ph<br></holden></blockquote><br></div><BR><BR>LUG-63= 32 <br>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LUG-6332/<br><br>A non-profit/ not f= or profit group which aims to avocate the use/developent of GNU/Linux and= OpenSource/FreeSoftware....in a non coercive way....<p>Send instant mess= ages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com=20 --0-1850951853-1134718600=:9771-- --===============1684161250== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _________________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph --===============1684161250==--