I just had to post this. I've been using XOSL on my main computer for several years now and I continue to be amazed at just how capable and easy to use it is....
Is it possible to run XOSL entirely from a floppy drive? The install seems to allow that selection, but I cannot get it to work. Do we need to install an...
Well, I did all that and still get only ME. I also booted from the XP cd, went into recovery mode and, using the MAP arc command, got the proper string for...
You mean XOSL is not dual booting Win XP and Win ME? 1/ Norton Ghost your HDD1 to HDD2 (Make sure it copied to HDD2) 2/ Slate clean HDD1 3/ Make 4 Partitions...
Mention of Norton Ghost reminds me that you can now get Acronis True Image v7 for free. It's an old version which won't backup to DVD and requires two CD...
Dave, I suggest you go to Ranish Partition Manager site and Trombetworks. Read everything! There's plenty of reading to be done to experiment and experience to...
comments/ideas/reprimands interspersed ... FIXMBR is pretty much the same as FDISK /MBR run from a dos floppy. Mainly, it overwrites the code in the MBR and...
Thanks for your comments. I do plan to bone up more on the Ranish PM. Thanks for that site reference, but I could find anything by that name. "Trombettworks"...
Thanks for your comments. I agree fully. This is my second bite of Linux and so far I am batting .500. My main mistake was to not get a better backup prior...
When I got my copy, back in October, there were a few obstacles, but only small ones which were easily dealt with. By now, I would hope that Acronis have...
I'm not quite sure what you mean, but yes, it's possible to use a floppy disk with xosl on it to install xosl on the hard drive. For subsequent boots, one...
I'm having trouble installing XOSL to dual-boot between two XP systems, help appreciated. History & details: 1) Successfully used XOSL for years to dual boot...
... but ... drive) ... appreciated. ... I have a tri-boot system with Windows XP, Windows 98 and Linux all on the same harddrive. I installed XOSL on its own...
Hi, I have some trouble with my notebook. When I try to install - XOSL regognize die grafik Interface, HD,... -> but then the install exits with error (can't...
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i read about this stuff in the group. on modern computers, the old artifact of running A20 mem. access thru the keyboard manager still is there, but not so...
... HD,... ... lines..) ... I actually had problems with XOSL and an ATI video card as well. I had been using an nVidia video card with no problems, but then ...
... It has been reported by http://www.multibooters.co.uk/ that XOSL works correctly with Vista. Here are notes about the changes in the Vista booting process...
Second time of sending (edited slightly this time), coz it still hasn't appeared on the list! Had 3 primaries and 1 Extended with some logicals. The first two...
I just installed XOSL on my laptop BenQ Joybook P41 with Turion X2 TL50 + integrated ATI X1100 (basically the same as X200M). I also had XOSLDATA error but...
Where can I find all the documentation on XOSL? I have heard of the archives, but am having trouble finding them. The reason is, I cannot seem to add another...
Had 3 primaries and 1 Extended with some logicals. The first two logicals had XP (SP1). All working well. Needed more space on my first xp (1st logical) so...
Hi David, You can find all the documentation on this web site : http://www2.arnes.si/~fkomar/xosl.org/ The information on that site is only for XOSL setup and...
Hi Dermot, About the issues of 2K or XP not booting after resizing, this is something that happens with many partition managers and the fixboot option in the...
Thanks Dermot, interesting. ... When you say "change the hidden sectors", are you saying that SYS changed a value from 63 to 2,120,643 ? (The latter, if...
I took a look at GParted. Before you give it a whole-hearted blessing, take a look at its support forums. There are plenty of problems and bug fixes seem to...
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