Message-ID: <000501c206e3$7f2f14d0$41e0de89@DUALDELL>
From: Ben A L Jemmett <ben DOT jemmett AT ukonline DOT co DOT uk>
To: opendos <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
References: <01FD6EC775C6D4119CDF0090273F74A4FD673D AT emwatent02 DOT meters DOT com DOT au>
Subject: Re: DOS/Linux coexistence (was: [Club Dr-DOS])
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 08:36:07 +0100
Organization: Jemmett Glover Software Development
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

> So, I wonder, has anyone been able to
> install LILO and retain Ontrack's MBR/DDO or is this possibility a myth?

I think I've done it in the past (it's been a fair few years since I had to
use Ontrack DDO though; when I upgraded to a mobo with an LBA-aware BIOS the
need disappeared, but I kept it since it couldn't be uninstalled easily.
Then when a disk infected with Stoned.NYB was left in the drive and
overwrote the DDO code...).  The DDO code in the MBR can only be seen before
the DDO loads -- after that, it presents a standard MBR to the world.  So if
one boots Linux by hitting Space at the prompt, then installs LILO to the
MBR or boot sector, it works.  At least, it did back in 1996...

Regards,
Ben A L Jemmett.
(http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett/, http://www.deltasoft.com/)