Hi FreeDOS does not need anything from the Win98 partition to boot. The requisites are: 1) it must boot from a primary partition 2) the partition needs to be active.
Windows98 have the same requisites, that is the problem. But it can be solved by Grub.. This is how I did it: # This entry for FreeDOS on /dev/sda1 title FreeDOS root (hd0,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 # This entry for Windows98 on /dev/sda2 title Windows 95/98/Me root (hd0,1) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 Notice the makeactive command that changes the active partition on-the-fly. But you will still need both to be primary partitions, only a few programs can achieve this, sorry but I don't remember which, probably PartedMagic <http://partedmagic.com/> is ok. (it can move partitions too) Alain Em 13-06-2010 20:33, Eric escreveu: > Is it possible to install FreeDOS 1.0 on a Windows 95/98 machine without > it installing the boot loader into the Windows 98 partition? > > I have an old laptop with Windows 98 and Linux. I use Grub to > multiboot, so I don't need the FreeDOS boot loader, and don't want to > interfere with the Win98 partition. > > I realize (1) Win98 has its own DOS, I just want to play with FreeDOS, > and (2) I could just sys the FreeDOS partition, but I'd rather use the > FreeDOS installer if possible. > > Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
