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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




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