Hello all,
I tried to install FreeDOS 1.0 on the same partition (C:) as
Win98SE using metakern, but ran into the following problem.
Here's what I did:
0. Installed FreeDOS on C:
1. With Win98SE active, I booted from win98 cd and typed:
> sys c:
> fdisk /mbr
(Using the Windows versions of sys and fdisk)
to restore the Windows boot sector.
2. Checked that, indeed, that worked and Win98 booted instead
of FreeDOS.
3. Dumped the boot sector with two programms: bootmgr and
fdisk (included with FreeDOS):
a) bmWin98SE.bot b) fdWin98SE.bot
Upon that I compared these files using the cmp utility and
they turned to be different!
4. Then I booted from the FreeDOS cd and followed the instruc-
tions for metakern:
a) copy /b metakern.bin + metaboot.bot + bmWin98SE.bot
metakern.sys
b) SYS C:
c) SYS C: /K metakern.sys
5. After reboot the metakern showed something like this:
Bootsectors:
1. FreeDOS (chained to kernel .sys!)
2. Unknown operating system
Pressing 1 booted FreeDOS, but #2 invoked the same menu:
> Booting sector 2... kick
and the metakern menu appeared again.
6. Then I replaced bmWin98SE.bot with fdWin98SE.bot (as in
step 4) and tried again. This time the second bootsector
wasn't listed at all!
Now I have no idea of how to make it work... Please, help.
Thanks in advance,
Anton
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