Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2+ Preview 12 - Now with Dimples

[Corbin D. <dav...@gm...>]

Is there a possibility FreeDOS could install the GRUB manager by default on
PCs with multiple partitions? Or even go a step further and try to detect
an existing GRUB installation, and adding it's own menu item to it?

Corbin

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Don Flowers <do...@gm...> wrote:

> OK - I have several PC's with varying modern installs (WIN7, WIN10,
> Xubuntu)
> residing along with various versions of MS-DOS and FreeDOS (even a custom
> FAT16 version of FreeDOS). I have created several rescue disks and yet
> there is
> always at least one install that either messes up my boot code (usually
> fixable) or
> deletes an entire partition even when hidden (thank you MS-DOS 6.2 and
> Windows 10).
> The point being it happens and the inew install should have the priority.
> If one has "precious" data then one better have a backup before installing.
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:43 AM, Felix Miata <mr...@ea...>
> wrote:
>
>> Mateusz Viste composed on 2016-02-23 09:28 (UTC+0100):
>>
>> > I'm going with Louis on this one. When installing FreeDOS, I'd expect
>> > the installer to overwrite my MBR with clean boot code, so I don't have
>> > any troubles booting FreeDOS post install. That's what MS-DOS did, and
>> > that's what I expect from any OS in fact.
>>
>> I expect more sophistication than such belligerence. Even WinXP checks MBR
>> code compatibility, and leaves it undisturbed if OK.
>>
>> > Naturally, an appropriately big warning must be presented before doing
>> > so, and if the user knows he has some tricky configuration (multi-boot),
>> > he should be able to select an option "leave my MBR alone please, I will
>> > take care of it myself".
>>
>> This I find acceptable, and inconsistent with your previous paragraph. All
>> the non-ancient Linux installers I'm familiar with allow the MBR to be
>> kept
>> undisturbed, even if it means the new Linux installation seems won't be
>> bootable.
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