Kernel Boot

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nuno_silva_pt

Kernel Boot

Post by nuno_silva_pt »

how can i boot a kerner.bin file?
Therx

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by Therx »

You either need a boot sector on a floppy disk to load it OR a program to run from DOS. Both are available from http://my.execpc.com/~geezer/johnfine/
nuno_silva_pt

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by nuno_silva_pt »

can you send me the link for the ms-dos loader?
Therx

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by Therx »

vload (on the above page)
nuno_silva_pt

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by nuno_silva_pt »

Must i boot with the a floppy?
if i must, my pc gives me a error when is trying to boot from a floppy i made.
slacker

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by slacker »

you can boot with either a floppy or hard disk but using a floppy is easier cause u dont have to keep on writing ur bootsector to the HD. either ones needs a signature of 55 AA as the last two bytes of the first sector.
Mastermind

Re:Kernel Boot

Post by Mastermind »

slacker wrote: you can boot with either a floppy or hard disk but using a floppy is easier cause u dont have to keep on writing ur bootsector to the HD. either ones needs a signature of 55 AA as the last two bytes of the first sector.
I agree. Personally, I use a floppy because I don't want to mess up my HDD ;).
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