You should backup your boot/mbr sector first to a blank floppy with following command:
dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 because if after installing freedos on that dos partition lilo or grub dont come up next boot than you can restore it with dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1 --chris http://nxdos.sourceforge.net/ > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Freedos-user] freedos installation on dos partition on linux > system > From: Bonnie Dalzell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, March 22, 2007 6:06 pm > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > the freedos installation from the cd says soemthing about the > installation > on a harddrive overwriting the os so i was very nervous about trying to > install freedos on my main harddrive in the dos partition. i do not care > if i overwrite everything in that partition but i do not want to trash > my linux installation. > > i can just copy freedos from the standalone harddrive to the dos > partition. will that work if i can figure out how then to use > chain load to have GRUB present the dos partition as a boot choice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
