[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I set the load segment to 07C0 in K3B?

[Tom Adelstein]

thomas.cameron at camerontech.com wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 15:23, Tom Adelstein wrote:
> 
>>thomas.cameron at camerontech.com wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to burn a bootable Windows XP CD, and the Windows program I
>>>use to do it (Nero) requires that I set the load segment to 07C0 with no
>>>emulation and 4 loaded sectors.
>>>
>>>I try to enter 07C0 but K3B doesn't allow me to enter alpha characters,
>>>only numeric.  Should I convert from hex to decimal?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Thomas
>>>
>>
>>I'm a little confused. You're asking an XP question on a Linux forum?
> 
> 
> No, I am asking a Linux question in a Linux group.  It just so happens
> that the CD I am trying to burn is an XP CD.
> 
> 
>>I don't mind, but was this a mistake?
> 
> 
> Nope.
> 
> 
>>Secondly, I never have gotten Windows XP to do a bootable CD and I 
>>didn't have much patience for it.
> 
> 
> I have - I build a custom XP CD that bypasses the serial number, has
> Service Pack 1 plus hotfixes integrated, McAfee Anti-Virus and other
> applications.  I can build it in Nero and XP and make it bootable as if
> it were a factory CD.  I just can't in K3B.
> 
> 
>>I use Red Hat and xcdroast
> 
> 
> I am on a RH9 laptop as we speak.  So how do I define the load segment
> to 07C0 with no emulation and 4 loaded sectors in XCDRoast?  I have
> looked and see no such settings.
> 
> 
>>Now, with that GUI burner, you have big biceps and triceps and quads and 
>>  washboard abs and stuff like that.
> 
> 
> Not sure what this means.
> 
> 
>>XP and Nero. HMMMMMMM - too much trouble. Get rid of it.
> 
> 
> I live in the real world - most of my paying clients use Windows.  To
> bury my head in the sand would cost me lots of money.  I need to figure
> this out.  This is about the last thing keeping me from going 100% Linux
> on my laptop.  If I can't get past this, it's back to XP on the laptop
> with Linux in VMWare.  I'd rather not do that if I can avoid it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
> Cameron Technical Services, Inc.
> http://www.camerontech.com/
> (512) 454-3200
> 
> 
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<grin>

<grin>

Thomas, I'm with you on the paying customer issue. I'm not serious about 
getting rid of it.

Okay, you set the the parameters in "Master Tracks" under the "boot 
options".

Have you created a *.img file?