mbldr (Master Boot LoaDeR)

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 1.45

Notes:
Boot-timer fix on buggy BIOSes, French translation, hide/not hide other primary partitions, better description for drives under Windows, extra warning if no active partitions, few bug-fixes.

Changes:
Changes for version 1.45
Date: May 30, 2008

Boot loader:
 - Ability to intercept either user (1Ch) or system (08h) timer with
   invocation of an old handler code. This is a workaround for those
   buggy BIOSes (mainly on laptops) which don't call interrupt of
   user timer causing timed boot to stand

Installation/configuration program:
 - Partial French localization by Michelle Baert
 - Makefiles changed to support nasm 2.x options (-E changed to -Z)
   (backward compatibility will not be maintained)
 - Ability to customise the behavior of boot loader - whether to
   hide other primary partitions (all primary partitions with the
   exception of the one being booted) or not at the time of boot
   attempt. This solves problem if NTFS/FAT data partitions (shared
   between several operating systems) are also primary.
 - Windows version now adds the number of detected drive to its
   description to avoid confusion when two identical disks are used
 - Warning is issued if there are no active (bootable) partitions on
   the MBR