Installing UBCD4Win

[.ronin]

Installation instructions for the Ultimate Boot CD 4 Windows. This tool cannot be distributed with Katana for Licensing reasons (See http://www.ubcd4win.com/faq.htm#iso). This guide will help you get UBCD4Win working with Katana.

1) Installing UBCD4Win will FORMATE your flash drive. So first backup any changes you have made on your flash drive.

2) Follow the instruction for installing UBCD4Win on its website (http://www.ubcd4win.com/howto.htm). Create an ISO and use UBUSB to install UBCD4Win onto your thumb drive. (UBUSB can be found in the installation directory for UBCD4Win; generally C:/UBCD)

3) After UBCD4Win is installed, reinstall Katana.

4) Finally, once Katana is reinstalled, go to the directory /boot/ubcd4wininstall. Run the ubcd4wininstall.sh in Linux or the ubcd4wininstall.bat in Windows.

You should boot Katana to find that the UBCD4Win is now installed. I am looking into a better way which does not involved formatting the drive and will post an update if I come across something.

[MK2k]

Thanks for Katana!

In order to get UBCD4Win 3.5 running with it, I had to modify some small things:

First I modified ubcd4wininstall.bat to the following:

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@echo off
cls
set DISK=%cd:~0,3%

echo Configuring Katana for UBCD4WIN. Hit ENTER to continue ...
pause > nul

rem create ubcd4win directory in root of USB drive
echo creating ubcd4win directory in root of USB drive
mkdir %DISK%ubcd4win

rem move some of the UBCD4WIN file into ubcd4win directory
echo moving some of the UBCD4WIN file into ubcd4win directory
move /-Y %DISK%bcdw %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%cmdc %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%images %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%isolinux %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%syslinux %DISK%ubcd4win

move /-Y %DISK%bootsect.bin %DISK%ubcd4win

move /-Y %DISK%kick.lst %DISK%ubcd4win

move /-Y %DISK%menu.lst %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%win51ip %DISK%ubcd4win
move /-Y %DISK%win51ip.sp2 %DISK%ubcd4win

rem Add boot menu for UBCD4WIN
echo adding boot menu for UBCD4WIN
move /-Y %DISK%boot\ubcd4wininstall\ubcd4w.cfg %DISK%boot\menus

echo Press ENTER to finish ...
pause > nul


Before running ubcd4wininstall.bat you have to do the following:

1. rename ubcd4win.cfg (which UBUSB creates) to ubcd4w.cfg on your USB stick's root
2. copy plugin\Multiboot-003\Kicker\kick.lst from UBCD4Win to your USB stick's root

Not really related to Katana but maybe worth mentioning here:

In order to get UBCD4Win running on USB stick it is recommended to use UBUSB.exe which ships with UBCD4Win. Let UBCD4WinBuilder create an ISO Image (even if you don't really need it), this will sort any problems with duplicate startmenu entries. For anyone interested in wireless networking, the plugin for that has to be activated (it's deactive by default).

[blackrs]

Would it be possible to modify this to work with BartPE? I have been trying to get it to work with katana but have not gotten it quite right yet. I have bartpe booting from usb but I would definitely like to get it integrated into katana. Let me know what you think.

[.ronin]

Would it be possible to modify this to work with BartPE? I have been trying to get it to work with katana but have not gotten it quite right yet. I have bartpe booting from usb but I would definitely like to get it integrated into katana. Let me know what you think.

We can continue the chat on BartPE on http://forum.hackfromacave.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26

[fdelente]

Hello.

I'm very interested in katana, and I tried installing UBCD4Win 3.5 on it; however, I can't find the ubcd4win.cfg that's supposed to be created by UBUSB (mentioned in a previous post of this thread).

Where can I find this file?

Furthermore, the win* that appear on the root dir of my usb stick are win51ip and win51ip.sp3, I guess I need to update the bat install script?

Thanks!

[.ronin]

I'm very interested in katana, and I tried installing UBCD4Win 3.5 on it; however, I can't find the ubcd4win.cfg that's supposed to be created by UBUSB (mentioned in a previous post of this thread).
Where can I find this file?

It should be located in the syslinux directory when UBCD4Win is installed.

Furthermore, the win* that appear on the root dir of my usb stick are win51ip and win51ip.sp3, I guess I need to update the bat install script?

These files should be fine when left in the root of Katana. They were only moved for aesthetics. You can manualy move them to the ubcd4win directory. I will try to post a new version of the script once I am able to test it.

[fdelente]

Seems to work perfectly now, thanks for the awesome job!

[shibz]

I am having trouble getting UBCD4Win to install. I am using version 3.50. I followed the directions posted by MK2k, but I get "Disk Error. Press any key to reboot." Anyone have any suggestions?

So far it looks like the bootloader is finding and loading ubcd4win.bss, but then ubcd4win.bss fails to find/load the next part.

[Securit]

Is this still the only wa yto Install UBCD4WIN to Katana?

I am working on it at the moment but have some teething problems as the other have posted.

I am just trying MK2K's method now as i messed it up before!

[.ronin]

You should not have to follow step 1 and 2 posted by MK2k if you run the bootinst.bat or bootinst.sh in the /boot directory after installing UBCD4Win and copying the extracted Katana RAR back onto the USB drive..