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

[Marco A. <mar...@gm...>]

Old knoppix distro live-cd has the option to boot knoppix linux or freedos,

On the isolinux prompt type "dos"

Sadly last time I tested they old pre1.0 freedos distro.  I asked editor 
to use an updated freedos image but they take everything from
debian repositories, and this is the Freedos image used by debian for 
dos emulator.


El 2/23/2016 a las 9:11 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. escribió:
>
>> On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Corbin Davenport 
>> <dav...@gm... <mailto:dav...@gm...>> wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>
> I don’t think it would be very practical to do under DOS. Especially, 
> when a preexisting grub may exist on a separate linux partition.
>
>>
>> Corbin
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Don Flowers <do...@gm... 
>> <mailto: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.
>>
>
> This is how I am leaning now.
>
> Having a non-booting DOS install after a normal installation really is 
> not an acceptable behavior.
>
> Therefore, I think in normal mode it should always just backup MBR to 
> %DOSDIR%\ORIGINAL.BSS
> and just zap it when it transfers the system files.
>
>>
>>     On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:43 AM, Felix Miata
>>     <mr...@ea... <mailto: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.
>>
>
> Um, windows always trashed my boot loader on install in a multi-boot 
> system.
> It was always easiest to just install Windows, then install linux. 
> That way I would
> not have to fix it.
>
>>
>>         > 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.
>>
>
> I think this is in direct conflict with what Jim said he wanted.
> Basically, only a few quick questions and you have finished installing.
> However, if zapping the MBR is added. I will add a prompt in advanced mode
> to not do it. Just like in advanced mode, you can change the install 
> path, not
> update config file, not transfer system files. etc.
>
>
>
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