I like the open source program GAG for this. It doesn't require a partition and I find it MUCH easier to set up and configure than GRUB. It isn't quite as pretty, but you only see it for a few seconds.
gag.sourceforge.net Mark -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Jim Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You can do this with any sufficiently-capable boot manager. I used to > use V Communications' "System Commander", once upon a time. Don't > know if it's still available. Used to be fairly cheap: about $40 > (US). There are probably lots of other commercial utilities you can > find at a Best Buy or similar place, if he wants something that comes > as shrink-wrapped software. > > The open source ($0) XOSL does this too, I think. As you mentioned, > so does GRUB. > > -jh > > On 6/8/07, Alain M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> Install Freedos on the second primary > > >> partition. > > > > > > Yep, that's what I should have done. The HOWTO sure gave the > > > imporession that it would automagically share a parition. I'll > > > probably jsut shrink the FreeDOS FAT partition and dual-boot > > > Linux. > > > > It's easy on Linux, specially with grub. > > > > The trick is: have two primary partitions, one of them active, none > > hidden. There is a command in GRUB to change tha active partition "on > > the fly" prior to boot. > > > > The advantage is that nothing needs to be special, each run in C: and > > the other is still available (at the last letter) > > > > Alain > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
