10 - Boot BITDEFENDER Rescue CD from USB as an ISO file

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BitDefender booted directly from a USB pen using the QEMU button in RMPrepUSB

This tutorial was inspired by Jamal's tutorial at http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12813

1. Download BitDefender Rescue CD ISO file (bitdefender-rescue-cd.iso) from here (320MB)
2. Insert your USB stick (1GB or larger) into your Windows PC and run RMPrepUSB
    1. size=MAX
    2. Volume Name = BitDefender
    3. OS = MSDOS
    4. Filesystem = FAT32 + Boot as HDD
    5. Copy OS files (leave unticked)
    6. Click on Prepare Drive
3. Now click on Install grub4dos and answer No to use MBR question and OK to copy of grldr file
4. Copy over the ISO file you downloaded in step 1 to the USB drive
5. Use Notepad to create a menu.lst file on the USB drive as below

   title BitDefender Rescue CD 2010
   map /bitdefender-rescue-cd.iso (0xff)
   map --hook
   root (0xff)
   kernel /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper persistent iso-scan/filename=/bitdefender-rescue-cd.iso
   initrd /casper/initrd.gz

   title BitDefender Rescue CD 2010 (select vga mode)\nSelect if you the previous option displays a black screen and no GUI
   map /bitdefender-rescue-cd.iso (0xff)
   map --hook
   root (0xff)
   kernel /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper persistent iso-scan/filename=/bitdefender-rescue-cd.iso vga=ask
   initrd /casper/initrd.gz

You should now have just three files on your USB drive - menu.lst, grldr and the iso file.

6. Restart your computer and boot from the USB drive to test it. Note: Emulators or virtual machines may not work but a real system should work.

When BitDefender boots it will start to download the latest updates automatically.

TroubleShooting

If you are asked for a username and password, then you probably don't have enough memory. Normally no username/password is required if your system has sufficient memory (approx. 600MB or more). Also try selecting a different VGA mode using the second (vga=ask) menu.