Sylvander
10-24-2005, 06:05 PM
How to make an EBCD bootable CD
1. Go to http://ebcd.pcministry.com/ then click the "Download" link in the list on the left, then at the next window, click on "ebcd-0.6.1-pro-sfx.exe" [the 17155 k version], click a mirror near you and download the file to a suitable folder on your PC.
I couldn't get Firefox to download it, so used Internet Explorer which worked ok.
2. "Open" the ebcd file. I think it's a self-extracting compressed archive.
When I clicked on the copy I downloaded, WinRAR ran and asked if I wanted to click the "Install" button to begin the extraction, which I did and it was successful. Then I "Erased" the resulting folder and tried a right-click and "Extract to here..." which also worked.
3. Go into the "ebcd-0.6.1-pro" folder and [right-click and] "Open" the "makeebcd.exe" file. When this runs a DOS window will open to show the progress of the making of the "Ebcd061p.iso" file.
That is the very important iso image file that you must use to create a bootable CD-RW [or CD-R] disk.
4. Now you must run some program like "Easy CD Creator" or "Nero", go to "File->Create CD from image file..." [or similar], navigate to the iso file you just made, choose it and ok it. If you have supplied a suitable CD the program will write the file system contained in the iso to that disk to make it bootable.
5. When you have made the bootable EBCD, you must restart your PC and boot from the EBCD.
To do that you can either:
a) Set your BIOS setup so the PC boots from the CD, or...
b) [What I do] Use "Smart Boot Manager", boot from that and tell it to boot from [one of] your CD-drive[s].
6. The EBCD will boot to the first menu. Once there you could, for example, choose to enter 2 to boot the "File Manager" [provides NTFS support], or enter 1 [or just hit "Enter" because 1 is the default] to be taken to the 2nd menu and choose "Volkov Commander". The program will ask if you want to load the mouse driver [say yes], use English [say yes], load CD driver [say no or yes, not important].
7. Having typed 2 to open "File Manager", you will be asked...
a. Load mouse driver? [Yes]
b. Load English locale? [yes]
c. Load CD driver? [not necessary]
d. SCSI? [no]
e. Start Network? [no]
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In File Manager:
f. Double click a folder to open it and see the contents.
g. Click on the file to highlight it ["select" it]
h. Click "Delete" down at the bottom of the screen [number 8], and confirm.
This program deletes things really fast; I deleted all the folders and files unpacked from the ebcd archive file. Had to keep hitting "Enter" to ok the deletions. Blip, blip, blip, real fast.
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There is lots of other useful programs on the CD [and what's more it can be customized].
e.g
1. "Image" [for DOS].
Makes backup images of partition contents. Fast & simple. Typing in a location to store a file can be a little unsettling, but is easy once you get a little practise.
2. MS Scandisk is nice. Does all the partitions one after the other; just hit enter at each.
At the 1st menu hit enter or 1 then enter to be taken to the 2nd menu.
1. Go to http://ebcd.pcministry.com/ then click the "Download" link in the list on the left, then at the next window, click on "ebcd-0.6.1-pro-sfx.exe" [the 17155 k version], click a mirror near you and download the file to a suitable folder on your PC.
I couldn't get Firefox to download it, so used Internet Explorer which worked ok.
2. "Open" the ebcd file. I think it's a self-extracting compressed archive.
When I clicked on the copy I downloaded, WinRAR ran and asked if I wanted to click the "Install" button to begin the extraction, which I did and it was successful. Then I "Erased" the resulting folder and tried a right-click and "Extract to here..." which also worked.
3. Go into the "ebcd-0.6.1-pro" folder and [right-click and] "Open" the "makeebcd.exe" file. When this runs a DOS window will open to show the progress of the making of the "Ebcd061p.iso" file.
That is the very important iso image file that you must use to create a bootable CD-RW [or CD-R] disk.
4. Now you must run some program like "Easy CD Creator" or "Nero", go to "File->Create CD from image file..." [or similar], navigate to the iso file you just made, choose it and ok it. If you have supplied a suitable CD the program will write the file system contained in the iso to that disk to make it bootable.
5. When you have made the bootable EBCD, you must restart your PC and boot from the EBCD.
To do that you can either:
a) Set your BIOS setup so the PC boots from the CD, or...
b) [What I do] Use "Smart Boot Manager", boot from that and tell it to boot from [one of] your CD-drive[s].
6. The EBCD will boot to the first menu. Once there you could, for example, choose to enter 2 to boot the "File Manager" [provides NTFS support], or enter 1 [or just hit "Enter" because 1 is the default] to be taken to the 2nd menu and choose "Volkov Commander". The program will ask if you want to load the mouse driver [say yes], use English [say yes], load CD driver [say no or yes, not important].
7. Having typed 2 to open "File Manager", you will be asked...
a. Load mouse driver? [Yes]
b. Load English locale? [yes]
c. Load CD driver? [not necessary]
d. SCSI? [no]
e. Start Network? [no]
--------------------------------------
In File Manager:
f. Double click a folder to open it and see the contents.
g. Click on the file to highlight it ["select" it]
h. Click "Delete" down at the bottom of the screen [number 8], and confirm.
This program deletes things really fast; I deleted all the folders and files unpacked from the ebcd archive file. Had to keep hitting "Enter" to ok the deletions. Blip, blip, blip, real fast.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is lots of other useful programs on the CD [and what's more it can be customized].
e.g
1. "Image" [for DOS].
Makes backup images of partition contents. Fast & simple. Typing in a location to store a file can be a little unsettling, but is easy once you get a little practise.
2. MS Scandisk is nice. Does all the partitions one after the other; just hit enter at each.
At the 1st menu hit enter or 1 then enter to be taken to the 2nd menu.