Multi boot with windows XP

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Isn't it easier to configure the file boot.ini.
I have try but with a disk formated in fat32.

So you add in  the file boot.ini
c:  "freedos"
I don't know if we can with a patition formated in NTFS

Patrice LEMONNIER


On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:12:31 -0500 (CDT), Rob <robo13gridcom.net> wrote:

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> Jason,
> I just used the bootloaders that came with DrDOS7.03
and
> ptsDOS, and win2k mainly. I've used Grub quite a few
times,
> but unlike most people I really don't like it. I prefer
others,
> but I rarely multiboot anymore. SmartBootManager works
well
> for me, plus I can use it on a floppy or CD, and it
will boot
> anything on a computer. Harddrives, floppy, CD, or
whatever.
> Lilo works great for me usually, or the bootloaders
that come
> with the BSDs. Still many people swear by Grub.
> Rob
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> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006, Jason Dodd wrote:

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>> Rob wrote:
>>> I was never able to get OpenDOS or M$DOS, to go
anywhere but right next
>>> to the MBR on the first partition, whereas
DrDOS, ptsDOS, and FreeDOS
>>> would go anywhere I wanted. The documentation
for OpenDOS and M$DOS
>>> even state they have to be next to the MBR. To
me this is one of the
>>> biggest advantages of DrDOS over OpenDOS.
>>> Rob

>> Were you using grub?  It does kind of a
switch-a-roo and makes it seem like
>> dos is on the first partition no matter where it
is.  I don't know if other
>> boot loaders do this or not.  I could be wrong but
I thought the last time I
>> used MS-DOS my setup was pretty much the same as it
is now.

>> Jason
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Patrice,
  You can use NTFS. There's no true reason to run NT on
FAT, that I've seen. You'll also need the full 512bytes
of the DOS bootsector, in the root directory of XP. I
maybe wrong about the file extension here, but put it
at 'C:BOOTSECT.DOS'. Then this in boot.ini at the
end of the file. 'C:bootsect.dos="Dos"'. I'm not
sure
how to do it in DOS/windo$e but to get the bootsector
using a Linux rescue or live disk, do,

'dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/tmp/bootsect.dos bs=1 count=512'

Instead of /dev/hda1, use whatever partition your DOS
slice is, such as hda1, hda2 or hda3. I must say tho,
this method is less preferable than a good bootloader.
Also too, if you use Linux to get the bootsector, it
would be safest to copy it to a DOS floppy first then
transfer it to windo$e.
Rob

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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, patrice.lemonnier wrote:
>
> Isn't it easier to configure the file boot.ini.
> I have try but with a disk formated in fat32.
>
> So you add in  the file boot.ini
> c:  "freedos"
> I don't know if we can with a patition formated in NTFS
>
> Patrice LEMONNIER
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:12:31 -0500 (CDT), Rob
<robo13gridcom.net> wrote:
>
>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>
>> Jason,
>> I just used the bootloaders that came with
DrDOS7.03 and
>> ptsDOS, and win2k mainly. I've used Grub quite a
few times,
>> but unlike most people I really don't like it. I
prefer others,
>> but I rarely multiboot anymore. SmartBootManager
works well
>> for me, plus I can use it on a floppy or CD, and it
will boot
>> anything on a computer. Harddrives, floppy, CD, or
whatever.
>> Lilo works great for me usually, or the bootloaders
that come
>> with the BSDs. Still many people swear by Grub.
>> Rob
>> --
>
>>   -----Email by Pine on Slackware GNU-Linux-----
>
>> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006, Jason Dodd wrote:
>
>>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>
>>> Rob wrote:
>>>> I was never able to get OpenDOS or M$DOS,
to go anywhere but right next
>>>> to the MBR on the first partition, whereas
DrDOS, ptsDOS, and FreeDOS
>>>> would go anywhere I wanted. The
documentation for OpenDOS and M$DOS
>>>> even state they have to be next to the MBR.
To me this is one of the
>>>> biggest advantages of DrDOS over OpenDOS.
>>>> Rob
>
>>> Were you using grub?  It does kind of a
switch-a-roo and makes it seem like
>>> dos is on the first partition no matter where
it is.  I don't know if other
>>> boot loaders do this or not.  I could be wrong
but I thought the last time I
>>> used MS-DOS my setup was pretty much the same
as it is now.
>
>>> Jason
>>>                 Arachne at FreeLists           
      -- Arachne, The
>>> Premier GPL Web Browser/Suite for DOS --
>
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Patrice,
  You can use NTFS. There's no true reason to run NT on
FAT, that I've seen. You'll also need the full 512bytes
of the DOS bootsector, in the root directory of XP. I
maybe wrong about the file extension here, but put it
at 'C:BOOTSECT.DOS'. Then this in boot.ini at the
end of the file. 'C:bootsect.dos="Dos"'. I'm not
sure
how to do it in DOS/windo$e but to get the bootsector
using a Linux rescue or live disk, do,

'dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/tmp/bootsect.dos bs=1 count=512'

Instead of /dev/hda1, use whatever partition your DOS
slice is, such as hda1, hda2 or hda3. I must say tho,
this method is less preferable than a good bootloader.
Also too, if you use Linux to get the bootsector, it
would be safest to copy it to a DOS floppy first then
transfer it to windo$e.
Rob

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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, patrice.lemonnier wrote:
>
> Isn't it easier to configure the file boot.ini.
> I have try but with a disk formated in fat32.
>
> So you add in  the file boot.ini
> c:  "freedos"
> I don't know if we can with a patition formated in NTFS
>
> Patrice LEMONNIER
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:12:31 -0500 (CDT), Rob
<robo13gridcom.net> wrote:
>
>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>
>> Jason,
>> I just used the bootloaders that came with
DrDOS7.03 and
>> ptsDOS, and win2k mainly. I've used Grub quite a
few times,
>> but unlike most people I really don't like it. I
prefer others,
>> but I rarely multiboot anymore. SmartBootManager
works well
>> for me, plus I can use it on a floppy or CD, and it
will boot
>> anything on a computer. Harddrives, floppy, CD, or
whatever.
>> Lilo works great for me usually, or the bootloaders
that come
>> with the BSDs. Still many people swear by Grub.
>> Rob
>> --
>
>>   -----Email by Pine on Slackware GNU-Linux-----
>
>> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006, Jason Dodd wrote:
>
>>> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>
>>> Rob wrote:
>>>> I was never able to get OpenDOS or M$DOS,
to go anywhere but right next
>>>> to the MBR on the first partition, whereas
DrDOS, ptsDOS, and FreeDOS
>>>> would go anywhere I wanted. The
documentation for OpenDOS and M$DOS
>>>> even state they have to be next to the MBR.
To me this is one of the
>>>> biggest advantages of DrDOS over OpenDOS.
>>>> Rob
>
>>> Were you using grub?  It does kind of a
switch-a-roo and makes it seem like
>>> dos is on the first partition no matter where
it is.  I don't know if other
>>> boot loaders do this or not.  I could be wrong
but I thought the last time I
>>> used MS-DOS my setup was pretty much the same
as it is now.
>
>>> Jason
>>>                 Arachne at FreeLists           
      -- Arachne, The
>>> Premier GPL Web Browser/Suite for DOS --
>
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