Hi The main problem is XOSL would like to write backup files during installation and you cannot write on the installation CD. Either you could have a bootable...
... stone'....... ... Did somebody do an install script that would do this on its own ? XOSL would be more appealing if it was easier to install on new ...
Hello All, Glad I still use XOSL, it is really a great multiboot system! Sorry for long post, really tried to resume it An unknown HardDisk partition has been...
... Are you sure that the partition is on the HD ? Maybe it is some other hardware driver that causes this, like a flash disk, SD card reader or somehting like...
... installed ... drive. ... the ... but ... During Installation as the backup files cannot be written to the cd, you get the above error. \ Copy the xo0sl...
This happened to me - it was the Extended partition. I hid it and luckily everything worked - including linux inside it. (Been offline due to phone problems)....
Hi, I would like to know if anyone has tried to set up a multiboot using XOSL on a PC with Intel matrix Raid implemented on it (RAID0 + RAID1). Thanks for your...
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hi antoine. thanks for posting the startup files. i hope that people get some enjoyment out of them. definitely like being able to customize the appearance of...
In the past I have always loaded XOSL onto the first primary which it has shared with Windows 98 or Me, this has always worked very well. I have just bought a...
... Hi Martin, XOSL doesn't care where its own dedicated (unformatted) logical partition is located - as long as it's a complete cylinder (7.8MiB). Try ...
According to your partitions, when you boot to DOS you should see the FAT16 partition as C:\, unless the partition is hidden, try to run partition magic or...
I have a variation on my original situation. I am uninstalling XOSL without having a good copy of the MBR (cannot find the original saved floppy). The Win2K...
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:38 AM, dknapp11 ... If XOSL can boot the partition, it means the boot sector and boot files are OK. A DOS-compatible MBR boot code...
... files are OK. ... problem. ... The XP was on another computer. I connected the problem disk to the XP box via a USB external tray just to see what was...
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:50 AM, dknapp11 ... If I am not mistaken, the XOSL uninstaller only restores the original MBR boot code. So a "fdisk /mbr" would...
xosl always displays 2 first partitions. You have to scroll down (use +/- if I remember correctly) ... From: martin_emailme <martin_emailme@...> Subject:...
Everything is OK now. Although I am sure fdisk /mbr would have worked, I went the more complicated route by building myself an Ultimate BootCD for Windows, ...
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM, dknapp11 ... Ultimate BootCD is quite good. Although recently I have been using SystemRescueCd, which I also like. So what...
hello all. so i do all this crazy stuff and was wondering if it was possible to move an installation of xosl - without re-installing? what i want to know is...
... Well, this is a good question. I do not know the exact answer. Maybe there is some documentation about this somewhere in XOSL's installer source code or...
... Hi Guys, Don't any of you know how to use a direct disk editor - to actually look at the MBR? XOSL knows where it is installed to (when in its own ...
Group, I stumbled upon xOSL last year and was able to use it to build 8 XP installations on logical partitions. Each instance saw only itself on the C: drive,...
Thank you both for your replies. That sounds like an answer Mike - thank you. I'll run a few tests to see if I can "re-create" the install and move xosl around...
Hi there, I just got myself a new 500GB external USB hard drive which I connected to my front USB. Now XOSL is not booting anymore. Instead I see the XOSL...
Hello Thomas, ... I do not know what has caused this problem, but I would take a step backwards and try to boot without the external drive connected. If the...
Hello Robyn, thanks for your suggestion. Yes, this is what I tried already, and when I remove the external disk, everything is o.k. again. Since the external...
2009/1/6 thomas.wawersig <thomas.wawersig@...> ... I am sure my problem was different from yours but here is what I had happen. I have been using XOSL for...
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