About DOS and bootsectors
Posted: Wed May 30, 2001 11:00 pm
I have a question about DOS and bootsectors.
First I was reading down in the forum about using
DOS insted of writing our own kernel. How is that
possible since DOS is owned by M$? Did they make
DOS freeware now ? Ok the other question. You
know when you make a dos bootdisk. You dont have
to put the booting code in sector 0. My microkerne;
I have been learning as I build I always have to
copyboot the bootloader to sector 0 of my floppy.
How is it that in DOS you only have to copy the files
E.G. command.com autoexec.bat etc. Is there a way
to compile my program like that so I wouldnt have
to copyboot it and could just copy my kernel and bootsector?
Anyways thanks for reading. Any info is greatly appericated!
First I was reading down in the forum about using
DOS insted of writing our own kernel. How is that
possible since DOS is owned by M$? Did they make
DOS freeware now ? Ok the other question. You
know when you make a dos bootdisk. You dont have
to put the booting code in sector 0. My microkerne;
I have been learning as I build I always have to
copyboot the bootloader to sector 0 of my floppy.
How is it that in DOS you only have to copy the files
E.G. command.com autoexec.bat etc. Is there a way
to compile my program like that so I wouldnt have
to copyboot it and could just copy my kernel and bootsector?
Anyways thanks for reading. Any info is greatly appericated!