If i understand correctly, "root (hd0,5)" is because it is in an extended partition. No DOS can boot from extende partitions.
I recomend that you use GPARTED and move it to a primary partition. Alain Enbor . escreveu: > Hi, I had installed FreeDOS and now I'm trying to to boot it using > Grub, but I can't get it. > > The partition in which I have installed FreeDOS is a logical partition > (maybe that is the problem), called hda6 on linux. So I have been > trying to boot by adding this entries to my Grub's menu.lst (a > different one each try): > > # FreeDOS > title FreeDOS > root (hd0,5) > > # FreeDOS > title FreeDOS+ > root (hd0,5) > chainloader +1 > > # FreeDOS > title FreeDOS+ > root (hd0,5) > chainloader /freedos.bin # After doing "sys e: freedos.bin both" from > the FreeDOS liveCD (E: is the partition where I've installed FreeDOS) > > When I select the FreeDOS entry from the Grub menu, appears a message > saying "Starting FreeDOS" or something similar, but the PC freezes > with a very loud Hard Disk sound and nothing happens. > > I have also tried those entries above with the "makeactive" option, > but in that case an error message appears. > > Does anybody know what do I have to add to my Grub menu to be able to > boot FreeDOS? > > Thanks > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
