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...
... So it doesn't come from the video card. But where is installed your XOSL? It happen to me when I moved the partition with the XOSL installation. ......
I like XOSL and I want to use it with Vista. Web searches show that others have sucessfully done this, but there is an "issue" with the Disk Signature. Here is...
Well I have to say, I didn't look at the links but I don't know what you are talking about with the signature and Vista... I have been using XOSL for years on...
Well, I took the plunge and tried it out and everything worked. According to my previous link, Vista does require the Disk Signature to remain unchanged, and I...
This is off topic but only brief. Two of the early motherboards to have sata which I tried weren't very handy. With modern mobos, is there any problem using...
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