Johnson Lam schreef:
That someone would write command line programs to ...
* save
Eric Auer's OSCHECK program does this.
and 'restore' boot sectors
No known FreeDOS/GPL utility, only a DEBUG-script which I lost
* save and restore MBRs (AEFDISK already does this so it's number 2 on my
wish
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:49:51 +0100, you wrote:
Hi Bernd,
Would be nice indeed, to let FreeDOS uninstall itself (undo all made
changes + delete FreeDOS directory) if the user wants that.
Well, uninstall FreeDOS is very simple, because FreeDOS didn't use any
registry or hidden tricks. Just
Hi all,
the big warning on freedos.org is indeed important to know about.
IF you have WinXP (or WinNT or Win2k) on your PC on a NTFS drive
AND IF you have a FAT based operating system as well, for example
Win98,
AND IF you boot from the FreeDOS beta 9 CD-ROM to install FreeDOS,
THEN FreeDOS
Eric Auer schreef:
Hi all,
the big warning on freedos.org is indeed important to know about.
IF you have WinXP (or WinNT or Win2k) on your PC on a NTFS drive
AND IF you have a FAT based operating system as well, for example
Win98,
AND IF you boot from the FreeDOS beta 9 CD-ROM to install FreeDOS,
Arkady V.Belousov schreef:
Hi!
Bernd wrotes, that installer analyzes presence of bootloader through
existance of boot.ini. This is unreliable method in all sences. I know
better method: FIND. Something like:
Eric's OSCHECK utility is more reliable, as it uses different ranges of
Hi!
17--2004 23:01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernd Blaauw) wrote to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
BB Eric's OSCHECK utility is more reliable, as it uses different ranges of
BB errorlevels for:
BB -no known bootsector found
BB -known bootsector found
BB -known bootsector + kernel file found
BB each range includes
Arkady V.Belousov schreef:
What about grub/lilo? What about other bootloaders, which not yet known
at time of writing/compiling OSCHECK? (I mean, adding some lines with FIND
is easier with (noncompilable) batch file).
Hello Arkady,
I lack the tools to determine 'there is NO (VALID)
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:43:07 +0100 (MET), you wrote:
Hi Eric,
BUT THERE IS A BUG, and the installer will not notice that you have
*both* WinXP and Win98 in that boot menu. So in the end you will
have a boot menu with only Win98 and FreeDOS menu items.
Lucky.
I found some minor problem when
Hi!
18--2004 00:25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernd Blaauw) wrote to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What about grub/lilo? What about other bootloaders, which not yet known
at time of writing/compiling OSCHECK? (I mean, adding some lines with FIND
is easier with (noncompilable) batch file).
BB I lack the tools
