Hi,
I have installed Windows XP on blank HDD in first partition C:, then installed FreeDOS on second partition D: (with FAT32) but haven't updated MBR during installation. XP works fine but I'm unable to boot FreeDOS, so I'm trying run it through NTLDR. Unfortunatelly, whatever I type to boot.ini it doesn't work. I've tried this:
D:\KERNEL.SYS="FreeDOS"
&
D:\FDOS\BOOT.BSS="FreeDOS"
Now I'm stuck. What to do?
I'm no expert but have you tried just D:\ ?
Place a boot sector image file for the FreeDOS partition on the XP partition alongside NTLDR. You can use the SYS comand in FreeDOS to make one:
sys C: bootsect.dos /bootonly
and move it to the XP partition.
If you named the boot sector file "bootsect.dos" as in the above example, you can use the following syntax in boot.ini:
C:\="FreeDOS"
Otherwise, specify the name of the file:
C:\fdosboot.bin="FreeDOS"
@loblolly986
Unfortunatelly, this doesnt't work. =/ Just a black screen and reboots back to BIOS. But, when I've copied bootsect.dos to XP partition (C:, NTFS), an message appeared saying that "Loading FreeDOS No KERNEL SYS", so I've copied KERNEL.SYS to various places in C: & D: partitions, still the same message.
I've solved this: FreeDOS must be installed first on C: partition, then XP. Otherwise it won't work
