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4932
Hi folks, I didn't have any trouble with XOSL before and I'm using it happily for many years BUT, nevertheless, now it's driving me crazy with my new PC. My...
fabiosiciliano
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Mar 6, 2007
2:54 pm
4933
... HDDs ... dedicated ... dedicated ... Have you tested your install floppy with another computer ? The installer does freeze when there is not enough space...
Antoine Wells Campagna
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Mar 6, 2007
3:27 pm
4936
Hi Antoine, ... I currently have two computers. The XOSL package is in the original ZIP file I downloaded from the Internet some years ago. When I setup XOSL...
fabiosiciliano
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Mar 8, 2007
1:06 pm
4939
... I've seen this may times. It occurs with large HDs. The issue is that the HD MBR backup will not fit on a 1.44Mb floppy. To fix this, take a USB memory...
norman@...
vcspb2
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Mar 8, 2007
4:15 pm
4940
... I agree. If people are prepared to supply the details of Xosl failures, I'm ready to collate them. What information do we need to make the collection...
junja
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Mar 12, 2007
1:08 am
4941
Hi all, Just in case users aren't aware of it, since the recent changes at Yahoo Groups - XOSL Group's Files-area is now expanded from 20MB capacity to 100MB...
Mike O'Connor
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Mar 12, 2007
11:33 am
4942
Hi Norman, sorry for the delay. I think you are really right. But now my problem is to boot from an USB Flash Drive with a size of 1Gb. I tried in many...
fabiosiciliano
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Mar 14, 2007
5:08 pm
4943
... of ... "You ... Hi Fabio, I think you can use the .img file I made with a USB device. I did not try it but it should work. Just go to : ...
Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
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Mar 14, 2007
5:20 pm
4944
... not ... Hi Antoine, I followed your suggestions but: 1) when I try to open "XOSL.img" by "Floppy Image" (v1.5.2) it says "This image file was made with a...
fabiosiciliano
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Mar 17, 2007
9:56 pm
4945
... This utility does seem to be able to use the a: drive only, I didn't remember that. Here are the solutions I propose : Make the USB drive bootable and copy...
Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
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Mar 17, 2007
10:14 pm
4946
I too have this problem on a Compaq nc8000 notebook.. Did you ever find a solution?...
obwielnls
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Mar 23, 2007
2:24 pm
4947
Ok, I have tried time and time again to install more than 4 different WinXP images on one drive. I have tried the ptedit trick of changing the hidden sector...
michaelamos75
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Apr 4, 2007
5:03 pm
4948
... different ... changing ... the ... unhide ... that ... is ... up ... begin. ... images ... Hi Michael, First, I have used XOSL with ATI video cards many...
Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
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Apr 4, 2007
5:41 pm
4949
... didn't ... Hi Antoine. Sorry for the delay. I knew the website at http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.php you suggested me in your last...
fabiosiciliano
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Apr 12, 2007
12:46 pm
4950
... Sorry for the late answer, I can no longer access the yahoo groups site from work. I'm glad you managed to make your USB drive bootable. It seems to be a ...
Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
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Apr 19, 2007
1:35 am
4951
Fabio I have no problem installing XOSL in a partition which is past the 137GB barrier because with the disks operating in real (DOS) mode, only the BIOS needs...
britonusa
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Apr 19, 2007
10:07 pm
4952
Oh sorry - I forgot to mention that you should stop the boot at the entry point for your RAID array setup and stop the XOSL partition from being RAID. Some...
britonusa
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Apr 19, 2007
10:10 pm
4953
Hi Antoine. As usual, thank you very much for your reply. I hope our discussion will help to fix THE problem, not only MY problem, 'cause I love XOSL, it's a...
fabiosiciliano
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Apr 20, 2007
12:27 pm
4954
... size ... partSizes.ht ... I didn't know that. I thought FAT12 was old and not in use anymore. I was probably using FAT12 without knowing it then. I will...
Antoine Wells Campagna
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Apr 20, 2007
1:02 pm
4955
Hello all, We've just encountered a annoying trouble with ATI video cards. The color are messed up look black and red, very dark, barely visible. It looks like...
guillaume Baffoin
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Apr 26, 2007
5:20 pm
4956
Hi guillaume You might want to browse your BIOS settings. Did you change your video card? Do you have a multiple monitor card? Are you sure your monitor is OK?...
britonusa
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Apr 30, 2007
1:46 am
4957
Hi britonusa, thanks for your answer. ... I have already browsed the BIOS settings : on the video side i can choose the bus-port of the primary graphic...
guillaume Baffoin
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May 3, 2007
12:18 pm
4958
... perfectly on ... Intel one ... OK that question was because I thought you had this working and then it stopped working. As you say that it worked with the...
britonusa
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May 4, 2007
12:41 am
4959
This partition management business is new to me. I'm working in a lab environment with fairly modern equipment, typically 72GB disks, and am trying to get...
Jim Puls
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May 7, 2007
10:27 pm
4960
... lab ... set ... working ... it ... table? ... make ... Hi Jim, At the University where I studied, they were in a similar situation and they used XOSL...
Antoine Wells Campagna
antoinewc
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May 8, 2007
1:17 pm
4961
Hi Britonusa ... with the card that doesn't work. And then study the differences between the two FireGL cards - one which displays XOSL properly and one which ...
guillaume Baffoin
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May 10, 2007
12:30 pm
4962
... Hi Jim, I've never used Ranish, but I'm wondering where you are getting those CHS values from. If you did as Antoine mentioned, and delete that "second"...
Mike O'Connor
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May 12, 2007
10:58 am
4963
ATI is getting a bad rep for driver support. I suppose it may be because we'll still buy their cards/chips! Good hunting....
britonusa
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May 14, 2007
12:15 pm
4964
Mike, Thanks for your help. For this machine, I decided to stick with the four primary partitions. Now I'm trying to get the machine to boot from a CD for the...
Jim Puls
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May 14, 2007
9:07 pm
4965
I'm trying to install a second O/S from CD, and I think I'm missing something obvious. I started with a machine with W2K Server running on it (Server One). I...
Jim Puls
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