Boot Manager on a Floppy?

Nick Madcat · 06-08-2003, 04:54 PM

Is there any software that goes onto a cd or floppy that can be used as boot manager?

DOnt mention Partition Magic cause that doenst run in DOS.

I had some dangerous situations loading betweens different ports of Linux and Windows 98SE

any ideas?

cpugeniusmv · 06-08-2003, 06:15 PM

I, too, am curious about this subject.

I have found articles online about putting lilo on a floppy, but it never worked for me.

Anyone have any experience in this?

Nick Madcat · 06-09-2003, 05:51 PM

Ah yes GRUB and LILO.....GRUB cost me my HD

I had to use the cd and floppy that cam with my new HD and used to format the HD.

Maybe i could use the FreeBSD boot loader or something.

When i tried to use GRUB it looked like it was damaged

I mean WTF!?

Maybe i should look for something like partition magic but runs before a DOS like a startup disk or windows install cd...know what i mean

Cirga · 06-10-2003, 10:32 AM

I have never tried doing something like this.. but curiously enough perhaps you could edit a boot.ini file on a startup disk created by win98SE? Hmm.. I may have to play with that and see what can be done.

how did GRUB smash your HD?

Nick Madcat · 06-10-2003, 10:38 AM

Well GRUB somehow looked like it was incomplete....looked like it

Instead of giving me a menu it gave me command line and NONE of the commands worked

I have some boot managers and i put em on floppies. Ill try them out and see if any work.

But there was another problem. When i remvoed any linux partition the pc doesnt load up. I had to use the win 98 se FDISK to set the active partiton...it took me days to figure that one:0

RipperRoo · 06-19-2003, 01:49 AM

i been looking into this over the last few days for someone on irc, and source forge do a boot loader, not sure if its a floppy tho.

as for pm magic, doesnt it tell you to 'copy the files to a bootable floppy' ie a windows boot floppy?

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Nick Madcat NY'er Supreme Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In you home.....muhahaha Posts: 451	Ah yes GRUB and LILO.....GRUB cost me my HD I had to use the cd and floppy that cam with my new HD and used to format the HD. Maybe i could use the FreeBSD boot loader or something. When i tried to use GRUB it looked like it was damaged I mean WTF!? Maybe i should look for something like partition magic but runs before a DOS like a startup disk or windows install cd...know what i mean __________________ Of course violence is the answer!

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Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	I have never tried doing something like this.. but curiously enough perhaps you could edit a boot.ini file on a startup disk created by win98SE? Hmm.. I may have to play with that and see what can be done. how did GRUB smash your HD? __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

06-10-2003, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nick Madcat NY'er Supreme Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In you home.....muhahaha Posts: 451	Well GRUB somehow looked like it was incomplete....looked like it Instead of giving me a menu it gave me command line and NONE of the commands worked I have some boot managers and i put em on floppies. Ill try them out and see if any work. But there was another problem. When i remvoed any linux partition the pc doesnt load up. I had to use the win 98 se FDISK to set the active partiton...it took me days to figure that one:0 __________________ Of course violence is the answer!

06-19-2003, 01:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
RipperRoo AdMiN oF RoCk! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: uk Posts: 2,080	i been looking into this over the last few days for someone on irc, and source forge do a boot loader, not sure if its a floppy tho. as for pm magic, doesnt it tell you to 'copy the files to a bootable floppy' ie a windows boot floppy? __________________ PcTechtalk.com Admin A7V8X xp2600 Barton SLK 97U, GeForce FX 5700, 1GB 2700DDR Ram Sony DVD -R/+R/RW, SB Live 5.1 Digital, 1 x 30gb 3 x 200GB 2x120GB 1 x 250GB HDD'S, 19" TFT Epson R265 HP NX6125 Laptop 1gb memory http://www.minotaur-computers.co.uk/

06-08-2003, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
cpugeniusmv Computer Genius Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 291	I, too, am curious about this subject. I have found articles online about putting lilo on a floppy, but it never worked for me. Anyone have any experience in this?

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