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....
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dknapp11
Dec 12, 2006 3:00 pm
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...
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dknapp11
Dec 12, 2006 3:02 pm
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...
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dknapp11
Dec 13, 2006 9:45 pm
That is good to hear. How long does it typically take to get answers or see your posting appear? Do you know of any good utilities that can take a...
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Vincent Kivits
vincekivits
Dec 15, 2006 1:02 pm
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...
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Chris Date
mystiqueltd
Dec 15, 2006 3:09 pm
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...
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Vincent Kivits
vincekivits
Dec 15, 2006 6:54 pm
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...
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Dermot Moynihan
dermoyn2001
Dec 15, 2006 6:56 pm
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...
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JF
lewishmorgan
Dec 15, 2006 8:31 pm
... Some people at least some of the time found that the route to getting the download was a bit tricky. Read all the posts on this at ...
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dknapp11
Dec 15, 2006 8:32 pm
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"...
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dknapp11
Dec 15, 2006 8:33 pm
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...
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Chris Date
mystiqueltd
Dec 16, 2006 12:01 am
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...
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junja
john_negus
Dec 16, 2006 6:18 pm
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...
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matthewdearden
Jan 1, 2007 6:55 pm
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...
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smsmobile89
Jan 3, 2007 7:29 pm
... 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...
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Fürst Peter
fpe@...
Jan 3, 2007 7:34 pm
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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Mark Brown
eufdppe
Jan 4, 2007 3:47 pm
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...
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jmarlowe5
Jan 17, 2007 8:08 pm
... but ... drive) ... appreciated. ... Can you give details about your computer/hardware, etc. Thanks, John M....
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gd_hanna_07
Jan 23, 2007 6:47 pm
... 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 ...
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dknapp11
Jan 24, 2007 1:36 pm
Did you get a solution? I am planning on adding Vista as well to a system that currently boots only to WinXP Home. I want to run both....
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Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
Jan 24, 2007 8:52 pm
... 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...
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Dermot Moynihan
der_moyn
Jan 24, 2007 10:42 pm
Much thanks for that info Antoine - very useful!...
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Dermot Moynihan
der_moyn
Jan 28, 2007 10:10 am
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...
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tuhery
Jan 28, 2007 11:19 am
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...
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dknapp11
Jan 29, 2007 8:35 am
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...
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Dermot Moynihan
der_moyn
Jan 29, 2007 10:35 am
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...
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Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
Jan 29, 2007 3:59 pm
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...
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Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
Jan 29, 2007 4:01 pm
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...
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junja
john_negus
Jan 30, 2007 2:10 pm
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...
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dknapp11
Jan 30, 2007 2:20 pm
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...
