Why does most people like GRUB? I don't like it. :-) I think, there are many better boot-managers.
Bye On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:38:30 +0200, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like the open source program GAG for this. It doesn't require a > partition > and I find it MUCH easier to set up and configure than GRUB. It isn't > quite as pretty, but you only see it for a few seconds. > > gag.sourceforge.net > > Mark > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Jim Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> You can do this with any sufficiently-capable boot manager. I used to >> use V Communications' "System Commander", once upon a time. Don't >> know if it's still available. Used to be fairly cheap: about $40 >> (US). There are probably lots of other commercial utilities you can >> find at a Best Buy or similar place, if he wants something that comes >> as shrink-wrapped software. >> >> The open source ($0) XOSL does this too, I think. As you mentioned, >> so does GRUB. >> >> -jh >> >> On 6/8/07, Alain M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> Install Freedos on the second primary >> > >> partition. >> > > >> > > Yep, that's what I should have done. The HOWTO sure gave the >> > > imporession that it would automagically share a parition. I'll >> > > probably jsut shrink the FreeDOS FAT partition and dual-boot >> > > Linux. >> > >> > It's easy on Linux, specially with grub. >> > >> > The trick is: have two primary partitions, one of them active, none >> > hidden. There is a command in GRUB to change tha active partition "on >> > the fly" prior to boot. >> > >> > The advantage is that nothing needs to be special, each run in C: and >> > the other is still available (at the last letter) >> > >> > Alain >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Freedos-user mailing list >> > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Using Arachne, the smallest and smartest browser in the world. It is true, that no one can essentially cultivate exact science without understanding the mathematics of that science. But we are not to suppose that the calculations and equations that mathematicians find so useful constitute the whole of mathematics. The calculus is but a part of mathematics. (James Clerk Maxwell) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
