Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.1: About installation cd AND system backup???

2012-06-03 Thread dmccunney
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Eric Auer wrote: > In the case of GRUB2 (?) it will then search the > PC for bootable operating systems by looking at all > boot records and present those as boot menu. Classic > GRUB relied more on a configuration file for that, in > GRUB2 it is more automatic...

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.1: About installation cd AND system backup???

2012-06-03 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! > 1) When, at the end of the install, the installer asks what to do with >the bootsector AKA "Volume Boot Record". Is it the same thing as when a >linux installer allows me to install grub to the 1st superblock of the >"/" partition??? {it seams to have the same effect} Yes that

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.1: About installation cd AND system backup???

2012-06-03 Thread Joe(theWordy)Philbrook
Hello, I recently installed the FreeDOS 1.1 cd to an old laptop with a 6 gig hd a minimal linux all configured to access my email and with all the bookmarks I need to quickly find help {when/if} the next time I bork my desktop... I decided I wanted to install dos in part because I found an old sta