From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 23:41:48 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS startup files...
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On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Jim Lefavour wrote:

> It seems that OpenDOS is hard-coded to look on the C: drive for it's 
> startup files - which would make it impossible to boot from any 
> subsequent partitions (even tho they reside on the same physical 
> drive).
> 
> Any way to fix this so that I can multi boot?

Call your OpenDOS CONFIG.SYS "DCONFIG.SYS" and call your OpenDOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT "OPENEXEC.BAT".  Then edit the DCONFIG.SYS file and
put a SHELL line like this:

SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /P:C:\OPENEXEC.BAT

Now OpenDOS will read the file DCONFIG.SYS instead of CONFIG.SYS,
and then COMMAND.COM will load OPENEXEC.BAT instead of
AUTOEXEC.BAT.  I've got my system set up like this, and it works
fantastic.  If you use 4DOS as your command interpreter the /P
switch works exactly the same way too.

I just got System Commander set up to boot OpenDOS and 6.22.  I'm
posting my success story in another message.


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