Hi ECM,
> https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/svn/1835/log/?path=/kernel/trunk/boot/boot32lb.asm > -- also last change 2004. Note that this requires a 386 and doesn't > check for it. My take on a FAT32 boot sector loader allows to load > FreeDOS KERNEL.SYS too, but automatically detects either CHS or LBA and > is supposed to work even on 8086: > https://hg.ulukai.org/ecm/ldosboot/file/3b98bf84db45/boot32.asm (It > requires part of it be installed to the FSINFO sector, which is how it > can do so much more.) That is exactly the difference: It was an interesting challenge to put the whole boot sector into one sector :-) I believe that CHS FAT32 version even works for 8086, while LBA FAT32 needed 386? :-) Note that Windows would use the second sector only for FSINFO and uses the THIRD sector for additional code for booting, so I wonder why you prefer the FSINFO sector for it? When not used, the third sector just contains the 55 aa magic. All three sectors have that. > https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/svn/1835/log/?path=/kernel/trunk/boot/oemboot.asm > -- last change 2009, but not by me > > https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/svn/1481/log/?path=/kernel/branches/UNSTABLE/boot/oemboot.asm > -- last change 2005 > > https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/svn/1835/log/?path=/kernel/trunk/boot/boot.asm > -- last change 2009, not by me Yeah at some point you had the choice between more fancy and more classic versions not only for the kernel but also for SYS. This should probably be documented better. The big question hidden behind the original thread subject, which was "Re: FreeDOS 1.3-RC3 News!" is: Which of the boot sectors and filesystem types and kernel versions and FreeCOM versions EXACTLY were the ones which failed to work on (real or virtual) 8086 PC :-) Regards, Eric PS: On real hardware, you can have EMS, but not XMS on CPU before 286! _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
