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Possible to boot from a real HDD? (not image file)

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First post, by Cut Man

Posted on 2014-05-10, 08:29

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Is it possible to have DOSBox boot from an actual physical HDD, not an image file?
I want to access the HDD's operating system and files just like I would normally.
Unless I missed it in the documentation, I can find no way to do this.
Thank you.

Reply 1 of 3, by Dominus

Posted on 2014-05-10, 11:19

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No, you cannot do that

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Reply 2 of 3, by leileilol

Posted on 2014-05-10, 17:53

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Especially considering file systems and all that

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Reply 3 of 3, by ripa

Posted on 2014-05-10, 21:30

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On Linux, try imgmounting the physical hard drive device node. Something like this in Dosbox:
imgmount 2 /dev/sdb -size 512,63,16,142 -fs none
boot -l C

Make sure you use the correct device node and don't come crying if your hard drive contents become corrupt.

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