From:	pgrieb AT netusa1 DOT net (Perry Grieb)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: OpenDOS to be released next week!
Date:	19 Jan 1997 08:48:57 GMT
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|> Problem 1:  The boot sector loads the kernel so to boot from the opendos
|> kernel, it would have to be called something else instead of MSDOS.SYS and
|> IO.SYS.  I assume it will be DRDOS.SYS and DRIO.SYS or OPENDOS.SYS,
|> OPENIO.SYS.  However this still leaves the problem of the bootsector
|> loading the kernel.  Looks like we're going to be installing LILO or some
|> other boot manager.
|> 
|> That brings me to a question I've been wanting to ask now for quite some
|> time.  What bootloaders are out there that are better than LILO?  I hate
|> LILO because it is too simple, plain and unfriendly.  I'd prefer a WHITE
|> on BLUE menu to pop up that lists all installed OS's.  Comments?

I haven't used this boot loader yet, but there is one at
the following address that is under the GNU GPL.  It is
advertised as having a menu type interface.

http://www.uruk.org/grub/

A long time ago, I say something called osbs or something
similar.  I recall it as having a simple menu.  FreeBSD 
has a loader.  So there are several floating around.  Some
may not be to your liking.

Perry

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