Mail Archives: opendos/1997/02/15/14:21:28
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From: Self <jamesl>
To: Bjorn Simonsen <soabs AT hermes DOT svf DOT uib DOT no>
Subject: Re: [opendos] Re: OpenDOS multi-boot success story
Reply-to: jamesl AT albany DOT net
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 13:54:36
I have an alternative to using DEBUG for those who are "shy" - it's a
program called "part", and was designed as a boot manager similar to
GRUB (but not as good). However, it's menu has an option to save the
MBR to a file, and you only need to have a copy of the program on the
hard disk to do it ( it doesn't have to be installed to the MBR to
work). :) if anyone wants a copy, please check out:
http://intercom.com/~ranish/
BTW, it's FREEWARE, and it's small (with full source).
> On 10 Feb 97, Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT crl DOT com> wrote
>
> > While we are on the topic of MBRs and dual boots, I would like to
> > make things clearer. It is my impression that: 1. The A:\> sys
> > a:\ c: command run from a MS DOS 6.22 or OpenDOS 7.01 boot floppy
> > will do the following:
> > Copy the three system files to C:\
> > Write the MBR.
> > 2. The FDISK /MBR command will write the MBR to C:\.
[snip]
> > with the DEBUG command, and have grub boot off the files:
> >
> > C:\> DEBUG
> > -l 100 2 0 1
> > -rcx
> > CX 0000
> > :200
> > -n MSDOS.MBR
> > -w 100
> > Writing 00200 bytes
> > -q
[snip]
> > This will write the MBR on the C drive to the file MSDOS.MBR. You
> > can then write the OpenDOS MBR to OPEMDOS.MBR after running SYS
> > from the OpenDOS boot floppy.
[major snip]
> using Grub later, so, anyway - suggestions appreciated. Anyone?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bjorn
> -learning
aren't we all? :)
jamesl AT albany DOT net or http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/
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