Re: [Freedos-user] dual boot part 5.

[kd4d]

 -- Original message --
From: kurt godel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Eric,
 actually, I tried to put the 98 on top of the FreeDos *both ways*, once from
 FreeDos, and another time with a
 bona fide 98 floppy boot image, which I had put on a cd (iso image, etc.).
 The latest thing I tried was to first
 load the fdos to 'c', reboot, then reboot again off the 98 cd boot cd. Then
 I xcopied the works to the 'd'
 logical drive, reformated the 'c' drive, installed 98 to that, then from 98
 copied the works(fdos) back onto 'c'.
 Of course, the same result: could not load the cd driver, since the drive
 letters get bumped making the par-
 titions.  I'm going to try again with 98, then fdos, and going to windows
 with sys c command. TNX, kurt.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED].

Hi Kurt:

I've been following this thread with some interest.  I think it's simpler to 
just install
FreeDOS in its own partition.  You can use a boot manager to select which OS to
boot at startup.  My favorite, because it is very easy to install and 
configure, is
GAG (gag.sourceforge.net).

Eric disagrees of course.  :-)

You could create three primary partitions and install FreeDOS, MSDOS, and
Windows98.

Let me know if you have any questions. For partition fiddling, I usually use a 
Linux LiveCD and a program called gparted (see www.sysresccd.org if you
are interested).

Good luck.

73,

Mark, KD4D

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Re: [Freedos-user] dual boot part 5.

[Ray Davison]

If you want to boot multiple OSs you should get real boot manager.  For 
years I ran System Commander.  A couple years ago that started having 
problems with OS/2 on some mother boards.  Since then I have been using 
Acronis OS Selector.  It will run as many versions of DOS and W9X on a 
single C primary as you have space for.  During a transition period I 
had DRDOS, FREEDOS, MSDOS and two versions of W9X.  I did a similar 
thing with System Commander.  I also have Acronis Disk Director which 
has a boot manager as well as a partitioning tool.  It will also run 
multiple versions of Win32 from a single extended.  I have never needed 
more than one real primary.  None of these things cost much and they put 
you in control.

DRDOS has a boot selector that will select it or one version of W9X.  I 
am surprised if FREEDOS doesn't have such a thing.

Ray


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