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Ranish Partition Manager revived (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 15.01.2023, 12:50

> I also was able to put FreeDOS onto the partition and boot from it. But it
> seems that the FreeDOS SYS command puts new boot code into the MBR, which
> could not successfully boot the partition. I had to uninstall the SYS
> provided boot code with RANISH using the "uninstall boot manager by loading
> standard IPL" command. After that FreeDOS successfully booted.

I don't think that SYS specifically does that. You can read the source code and point out if you find it writes an MBR anywhere, but I don't think it does.

How did you install FreeDOS onto the disk? There probably is a part of the installer that will / can write an MBR loader.

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Complete thread:

• Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 11.11.2022, 15:11 (Announce)
  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - glennmcc, 11.11.2022, 18:40
    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 11.11.2022, 21:53
  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - bretjohn, 11.11.2022, 19:42
    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 11.11.2022, 22:04
      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - bretjohn, 14.11.2022, 15:12
        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - Zyzzle, 17.11.2022, 03:20
          • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 17.11.2022, 11:42
            • Ranish Partition Manager revived - tom, 17.11.2022, 16:22
            • Ranish Partition Manager revived - Zyzzle, 18.11.2022, 01:12
              • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 19.11.2022, 21:03
                • Ranish Partition Manager revived - ecm, 19.11.2022, 21:16
                  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 19.11.2022, 21:46
                    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - bretjohn, 21.11.2022, 01:59
                      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 23.11.2022, 15:38
                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 26.11.2022, 17:36
                          • Ranish Partition Manager revived - Zyzzle, 29.11.2022, 06:06
                            • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 29.11.2022, 09:33
                              • Ranish Partition Manager revived - Zyzzle, 29.11.2022, 09:35
                                • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 29.11.2022, 11:02
                                  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 09.01.2023, 20:09
                                    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 13.01.2023, 16:41
                                      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 14.01.2023, 11:41
                                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 14.01.2023, 12:48
                                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 14.01.2023, 13:06
                                      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 14.01.2023, 11:47
                                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 14.01.2023, 13:22
                                          • Ranish Partition Manager revived - rr, 14.01.2023, 14:56
                                            • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 14.01.2023, 15:25
                                              • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 14.01.2023, 22:26
                                                • Ranish Partition Manager revived - ecm, 15.01.2023, 12:50
                                                  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 15.01.2023, 15:32
                                                    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 15.01.2023, 16:14
                                                      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 15.01.2023, 16:49
                                                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 15.01.2023, 18:37
                                                  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 15.01.2023, 18:49
                                                    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 15.01.2023, 20:40
                                                      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 16.01.2023, 13:44
                                                        • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 17.01.2023, 22:44
                                                          • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 17.01.2023, 23:11
                                                          • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 17.01.2023, 23:14
                                                            • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 18.01.2023, 12:50
                                                              • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 18.01.2023, 14:05
                                                                • Ranish Partition Manager revived - fritz.mueller, 18.01.2023, 14:48
                                                                  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 18.01.2023, 21:15
                                                                    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - Japheth, 19.01.2023, 16:39
  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - rr, 12.11.2022, 11:10
    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 12.11.2022, 12:09
      • Ranish Partition Manager revived - rr, 12.11.2022, 21:08
  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - roytam, 16.11.2022, 16:39
    • Ranish Partition Manager revived - boeckmann, 17.11.2022, 12:04
  • Ranish Partition Manager revived - usotsuki, 27.11.2022, 10:00