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...
... happen. ... to boot. ... computer ... Now I have ... was ok for ... low for a ... I found ... Yes, you are right, I believe there is a limitation in size....
... That message is not displayed by XOSL, it has been written before SATA was in use. It is probably displayed by your BIOS. I recall seeing a message like...
Hi there, this is a serious warning to NEVER try WinXP boot manager. Unfortunetaley I had to look for an alernative to my beloved XOSL, since I bought a 500GB...
Hi In my experience XOSL alread supports large drives. I'm currently using it successfully on a 1TB (1000GB) drive with multi boot XP, W2K & linux. Regards ...
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 5:49 PM, thomas.wawersig ... This depends on how the drive is partitionned when you install Windows and it is not because of the boot...
... Hi Antoine, I avoided this using the extensive hiding functions in XOSL. Well, I read through the MS-support note, so this could be a solution for using...
Hi Thomas, I too use XOSL with a large drive and a mix of different partitions & O/Ss. I actually am currently using 3 large drives, all internal (500Gb, 1Tb &...
Hi Thomas Success with an external drive might depend on BIOS and connectivity used. I have used it successfully with a 1TB esata connected external drive. As...
Hi Robyn, thanks for the information. Yes, I already checked priority in BIOS and XOSL setup (when I still had it). Actually I removed XOSL and just wanted to...
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:07 PM, thomas.wawersig ... The limit of four primary (including extended) partitions is per disk. It is not a limitation of XOSL, it...
Hi Thomas, ... The limit of four primary (including extended) partitions is per disk. It is not a limitation of XOSL, it is in the standard ms-dos disklabel,...
Hello members, I have a problem with my XOSL installation. At present it is only letting me see three logical partions. I have no problem seeing my three...
... XOSL may not recognize every file system, which file system is used on the Linux partition you do not see ? We have received some reports of XOSL not being...
Hello Melinda, XOSL is not O/S dependant. I would strongly recommend that you install XOSL 1st in a small partition at the beginning of the drive, then hide...
I install the XOSL but when I reboot my computer it says Extended Operating System Loader 1.1.5 ant that's all :( Like, in the black screen. It doesn't load...
... Well that is strange, it seems XOSL is not capable of setting a correct graphic mode of the video chip. It is usually quite good at doing that (much better...
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