Description / Download / ScreenshotsThe Plop Boot Manager Six (PBM6) is a new boot manager. It is still a test release, so be careful. Find more information in the Development Blog.
1. Screenshots2. DownloadWarning - It's possible to lose data! Use it at your own risk. See the LICENCE file! Donations are rare and welcome: Donate
pbm6-test-20210119.zip (latest) 3. InstructionsKnown issues: A lot, its a test release. find more information in the Development Blog. What should work:
Some notes:
Starting the boot manager
Instructions for Linux Boot ManagersPBM6 can be started like a Linux Kernel by linux loaders. You can start it over the network with Syslinux in the same ways as Plop Boot Manager 5. SYSLINUX You can start PBM6 with the keyword "linux" and "kernel". Examples: label pbm6 menu label ^Plop Boot Manager 6 linux plop/pbm6 label plp6 menu label ^Plop Boot Manager 6 kernel plop/pbm6 GRUB2 You can start PBM6 with the keyword "linux" and "linux16". Examples: menuentry "Plop Boot Manager 6" { linux16 /boot/plop/pbm6 } OR menuentry "Plop Boot Manager 6" { linux /boot/plop/pbm6 } See also https://www.plop.at/en/ploplinux/desktop/grub2.html Example /etc/grub.d/40_custom #!/bin/sh exec tail -n +3 $0 # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change # the 'exec tail' line above. insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,1)' menuentry "Plop Linux" { linux /boot/bzImage root=/dev/sda1 } menuentry "Plop Boot Manager 5" { linux16 /boot/plop/plpbt.bin } menuentry "Plop Boot Manager 6" { linux /boot/plop/pbm6 } menuentry "PlopKexec" { linux /boot/plop/plopkexec } menuentry "Memtest" { linux16 /boot/memtest/memtest } LILO Example: image=/boot/plop/pbm6 label="Plop Boot Manager 6" Instructions for Windows Vista/7/8/10UEFI is NOT supported at the moment and will end in an error! Copy "pbm6nt" to c:\ Add to Windows Boot Menu: ========================= Open the Command Prompt as "Administrator" Run the following commands: bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d "PBM6" bcdedit /set {ntldr} device boot bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=c: bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \pbm6nt bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast Remove the entry: ================= Warning! Be careful with this command! bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f 4. PC SpeakerPBM6 has PC Speaker support for a simple screen reader and notifications. This will help blind and visually impaired people to use the boot manager. The Morse Code is used for the text. There is a sound notification when the boot manager is ready to use. In the main menu, you hear a short information with two chars. For boot entries, the first char is the drive type and the second char is the bus type. Example: Hard disk IDE is HI. CD-ROM SATA is CS. Hard disk USB is HU. Static menu entries: Setup is SE. About is AB. Shutdown is SH. With a hotkey, you hear the whole text of the menu entry. Attaching and removing an USB drive gives a notification sound. The PC Speaker feature will be available in the next Test Version. Use CTRL-F5 to enable/disable the PC Speaker support. Pressing F5 will beep the current text as Morse Code. Demonstration video: Download as MP3: pbm6-pcspeaker.mp3 Download as text: pbm6-pcspeaker.txt
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