Chainload to a partition

[islandboy]

I want to chainload to a partition under two circumstances.

1) I ususally install my linux bootloader on the root partiton of my linux (ubuntu) install. If I then chainload to that partition grub takes over and offers all the usual options. With grub2win the linux partition is just booted without any choices.
2) I would also like to be able to boot the haiku os ( https://www.haiku-os.org/ ) which has it's own filesystem. I have used grub to chainload the partition but, I don't see any option in grub2win to be able to do that.

Is there a particular reason why this option is not offered?

[Drummer]

Hi again Island,

I did some thinking about your chainloader request, and decided to implement it.

I just uploaded a new refresh to Grub2Win version 2.2.0.3 that allows you to chainload non-EFI files.

Simply add a new entry and select type "chainload a file", then fill in the path to your file.

At your convenience, download and install the new refresh to try it out.

Please let me know if this works for you.

Thanks,

Dave

[Drummer]

Hi Island,

Grub2Win is a Windows application. It has no way to read file names in Linux filesystems.

File names are needed to automatically generate code.
That's why there is no automated chainload option for Linux files.

You can manually create chainload entries as follows:

In Grub2Win add "custom code" menu entries. Enter this custom code for each one.

 set chainbootmgr=/boot/mychainfile          << fill in your file name                
 getpartition  file  $chainbootmgr  root
 chainloader $chainbootmgr

Please let me know if this works for you.

Thanks,

Dave