Re: Install MS-DOS w/XP
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Date: 01/10/05
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Date: 10 Jan 2005 08:42:45 -0800
Hi Roger,
To clarify:
I already have GRUB installed; I provided another 510mb pri partition
in FAT-16 (not FAT-12 like the ancient box<g>) which of course has its
own (blank) MBR, and if needed (i.e., if I had a clue how<bg>) I could
even edit the partition's MBR using the free utility with BootItNG
(also have it - not installing or using it for boot mngmt). Finally, I
have a working 6.22/WFWG installation on an old box.
FWIW re Rodney's wisecrack, whole point is to get rid of the ancient
DOSbox(duh).
Does the abv open me up to some simpler, more pragmatic solution? Such
as:
1) just copying the old install to the partition & editing the GRUB
boot option to point to its boot files (unsure what GRUB may need typed
in for this, *if anything*); and/or,
2) editing the partition's MBR (if I had half a clue what to type into
it); maybe it isn't even needed<dumb look>; did we not make DOS boot
floppies for over a decade that had no MBR?
3) sumpthin else? ;-)
At least I remembered that it has to be < 512MB<brilliant look>. I
also remembered to edit the chainboot line out of GRUB since AFAIK it
doesn't apply to pre-WIN9x or non-Lx thing-o's.
ISTM what this all comes down to may be: does the sucker have to have
an MBR for GRUB (or for that matter, any boot mgr) to boot it? Does
Grub have to say anything else, or would IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS &
COMMAND.COM be automatically found by BIOS like it is from a floppy?
Only reason I'm asking before having copied the old installation &
tried it, is since both boxes have only FDD & a pokey serial port in
common I'll have to dub around a lot to copy it. Ahh, for the days of
simple LapLink!
So I hope the abv is a little more focussed for helpful replies. This
old OS is very useful to me, it's not some lark I'm on here. MS-DOS &
WFWG3.11 probably runs like a raped ape @ 2+ghz, or maybe even locks up
sometimes tripping over itself. ;-) But 1st things 1st...I'll deal
with the follow-on issues (if any) elsewhere.
Thx any additional insight.
Rdgs,
Frank
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