Well, I did some research on everything and found the cause of the problem.
First, I confirmed that what the tool does is this:
1) The partition table is moved from sector 0 to sector 1
2) Some code is written to sector 0. This code asks for a password and if
you fail, you can't boot.
I found th
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:18:05 +0200, you wrote:
>Virtual PC doesn't refuse to read the FreeDOS floppy at all, neither
>Version 2004 nor Version 2007 beta.
Weird, last 2 week I've download Virtual PC from M$, but all FreeDOS disk
can't read in Virtual PC, but MS-DOS have no problem.
>VPC is fully
I noticed that CWSDPMI does not work properly under older versions
of QEMU (a PC emulator). The symptom is that programs using CWSDPMI
will crash immediately with a "Page Fault" error message.
This problem is fixed in QEMU version 0.8.2. Earlier versions of
QEMU did not correctly update the flags
The tool basically moves the partition table to somewhere in the track 0
area. When you put the hard disk as slave, you can't access it (It's a neat
protection). When it boots, it temporarily unhides the partition so the OS
can see it and boot, and then hides it again. With any version of MS-DOS
e
>> Ich versuche seit Wochen, FreeDOS auf eine USB-Festplatte zu installieren.
>> Aber die CD sagt mir relativ schnell "InitDisk Illegal relocation entry" und
>> kommt mir dann auch noch mit "Invalid Opcode" und ne lange alphanumerische
>> Reihe, dies aber alles nur, wenn ein USB-Stick oder ein USB-
>>> Is FreeDOS' boot sector 100% compatible with a DOS boot sector?
>> No, not even 50% compatible. :-)
>
> That's why Virtual PC refuse to read the FreeDOS floppy?!
Virtual PC doesn't refuse to read the FreeDOS floppy at all, neither
Version 2004 nor Version 2007 beta.
VPC is fully working with
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:17:34 +0200, you wrote:
Hi,
>> Is FreeDOS' boot sector 100% compatible with a DOS boot sector?
>No, not even 50% compatible. :-)
That's why Virtual PC refuse to read the FreeDOS floppy?!
Rgds,
Johnson.
> Is FreeDOS' boot sector 100% compatible with a DOS boot sector?
No, not even 50% compatible. :-)
Bye
Flo
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