Hello, again:
I just booted the 2005 ODIN (from a CD) and used the
"SYS" command on the USB stick. It still boots to a C:\>
prompt, a DIR C: still shows me the FAT32 data partition,
and I have a THIRD partition boot sector. The MBR is
identical except for the "magic bytes."
(DIR C: should show
Hello, all:
OK. I'm trying a different experiment, and a more methodical one.
(I have a different computer and a different USB stick). I am
using the HP Utility SP27213. This utility detects whether you
have files named kernel.sys/command.com in the directory you point
it at or msdos.sys/io.sy