Actually, it's easy to boot FreeDOS from the second disk (any primary partition on any disk) using any of a number of boot loaders. GAG, for instance: gag.sourceforge.net.
What isn't quite so easy is to force FreeDOS to recognize the desired partition as C: when booted from CD. Your partition can be made bootable with the following DOS command: "SYS D:" executed after booting the CD and executing the installer. The desired FreeDOS files can then be copied to the partition manually. That's how I install FreeDOS to partitions other than what the CD thinks is C:. Mark Bailey tom ehlert wrote: > Hello Daniel, > > you can't boot FreeDOS from the second disk > > AFAIK it can only boot from a primary partition on the first disk > > Tom > > Thursday, October 26, 2006, 9:27:09 PM, you wrote: > >> Dear all, > >> I checked the faqs but could not find solution to my problem. > >> I have two harddisks: an 80 gb harrdisk (drive c) with win xp and linux and >> a free 10 gb harddisk (drive d). I would like to install freedos onto this >> latter harddisk. I make the partition on drive d restart my computer and >> leave the cd in the cd-rom to be able to install freedos. As next it asks >> whether I want to format drive c. I do not want to format it because I have >> more partitions on it with important data. I want to have it on drive d but >> so far I could not install freedos onto the drive I wanted. Could anyone >> please help me? I would appreciate any kind of help. > >> Many thanks > >> Daniel > >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! >> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards, > Tom Ehlert > +49-241-79886 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
