Hello, I'm attempting to use Ranish PM to multiboot my 120 GB Seagate drive; however, my BIOS can only recognize at most 32 GB. There is apparently no bios...
Sorry if I offended anyone; I might have been over exuberant . Thank you for posting my message. I really would like the get Ubuntu and Win2k working without...
Hello Doc, Thank you for responding. ... thorough ... The RPM COMPACT BM is still there and working. I can see it with my part244 floppy. ... you have ... ...
Doc Chiron here: Since you have not found a BIOS upgrade for your mobo, you have two remaining options that allow you to retain your existing mobo while being ...
I have succeeded in getting both to run; however, this is only done by having the DDO software boot the RPM Boot Manager partition. The problem comes when RPM...
As to your BIOS, have you tried "esupport.com"? They just gave me good service on a BIOS that I had not been able to upgrade. They ended up sending me a new,...
Doc: Thanks for the clearest yet explanation on how Dynamic Drive Overlay works. Even though I have managed to upgrade my BIOS, your comments about expanding...
Running on Win 98SE. Resurrecting as a second PC my old beefed up Pentium II, with a view to using current Fujitsu drive (above) plus a new Western Digital 80 ...
... Thus DOS 7.1. Which brings in FAT32 and LBA, which in turn are very good beef for your case. ... P2 thus around 1997, should have BIOS updates to get...
Doc Chiron here: You really want/need the controller to be able to support current drives, and you won't find current drive support on an old ISA plug-in card....
... RPM works at Int13h (BIOS) level, the same one that is used to boot your PC, so it is indifferent which technology is used by the BIOS to access the ...
Antoine, thank you for taking the time to personally answer my post, I really appreciate it. I have managed to get full 6GB use of the small (Fujitsu) HDD...
Dear Sheldon, yes, that's what I should probably do. Thanks anyway. I believe Partition Magic may be able to expand Primary Dos partitions? Or can two...
I am trying to get dos 6.22 and Windows 98 to install on one hdd. I boot using a personally made boot disk (that autoboots ranish 2.44). I create a 128...
Doc Chiron here: ..I cannot answer your question from the perspective of someone who has actually used Ranish with SATA drives, but I can answer based on what...
Doc Chiron here: A google search is a good place to start: http://www.google.com/search?hl=&cat=&meta=&num=&ie=utf- 8&q=dual+booting+DOS6.22+Windows+98 ...
After creating the "DOS FAT-16" partition with RPM 2.44 you should format in the same session this partition with RPM. Rebooting the system with the MS-DOS...
Please could anyone help? Background:- I've been using an 80gB hard drive, which I've divided into 8 partitions, using Ranish. XOSL Boot Loader has it's own...
I'm using ranish partman 2.44 to make a bootable USB stick using FreeDos as OS. When I partition a USB stick (1GB) in windows XP using the Hpusbfw.exe utility...
Hi, ... Very interesting subject. I am sorry if I cannot solve your problem (since there are many details with USB sticks which are still unclear to me), yet...
I want to create a FAT32 partition, but when I come to formatting, it sais the partition size is incorrect. it sais 'file size (kb)' and I can only enter 4...
Update: I tested a litle further and took a look at the source of 2.37 and ... The thing is, when there is a windows-XP-created-partition on the USB-stick,...
Why my Win XP recognizes the 160 GB of my new Seagate HD (through "Seagate Disc Wizard")and I can see the almost 160 GB (just 127 GB, maybe something with an...
Doc Chiron here: Your have two separate problems. Both are BIOS related. The first problem is that your motherboard (apparently) does not support the new...
Doc Chiron here: [comments interspersed] ... as OS. ... with USB sticks which are still unclear to me), yet there is an immediate ... Doc: RPM v2.38 +up check...
Doc Chiron here: [comments interspersed] ... From: partman@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of hello_bla_hello Subject: [partman] Problem with partition size I want...
Doc Chiron here: First, STOP using version 2.40. I forget what bug/problem it has, but there is no reason not to use version 2.43 or 2.44. ... From: dries...
First of all thank you Doc Chiron for your prompt answer to my HD LBA- 48 bits (over 137 GB) problem posted last week. I followed your suggestions, new BIOS,...