Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 13:12:21 -0700 From: Lorin Lund <fbsd@wbs-inc.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Seeking testers of alternate install method Message-ID: <UDBAQQLA8TP74WQNYWQOBC7RNH.3c87c9a5@Presarionb>
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I'm working on a couple of programs to package as an install archive for Win9x/ME. The program I've been focussing on is a DOS program that uses BIOS diskio to put a minimally populated BSD filesystem in a free partition, and booteasy in the boot sector. Then one can reboot into FreeBSD and run /stand/sysinstall to load whatever distributions are desired. Once I have that working I will do the Windows program to supervise the running of defrag, fips. and my partition loader program so that it all works smoothly. Once that is working I intend to go on to gathering information from Windows to simplify the configuring of ppp and X. Since Win 2000 (and presumably XP and NT) disallow bios disk i/o to a hard drive from my program I am still looking for good alternatives for easy install there. (I have not actually verified that WinME allows the bios disk io I'm using) The biggest problem is no NTFS counterpart to FIPS. (At least none that I know of). If anyone is interested in testing or making suggestions please reply to this (off list would probably be best) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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