Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 22:25:00 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSDBOOT.EXE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905172223350.509-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199905171832.LAA00362@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > It doesn't work. Don't use it. You need to reboot the system to > > > restore various vectors that DOS destroys. Please see the previous > > > threads on this topic, especially anything from Robert Nordier. > > > > Would it be possible to add a driver to config.sys which could record the > > various vectors or is that too late? > > We've been here and asked this; it's too late. Feel free to ask Robert > for the details, or just trust me. 8) Sure. I'm just thinking aloud :-) > > The only way to get a clean slate with the system is to reboot. If you > can arrange a "controlled" reboot of some sort, we might get somewhere. If you are going to reboot anyway, its not too much to ask for a bootable floppy/cd to be inserted. I don't think fbsdboot.exe has much practical value at this time. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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