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| author | hpa <hpa> | 2001-04-09 06:45:17 +0000 |
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| committer | hpa <hpa> | 2001-04-09 06:45:17 +0000 |
| commit | 09d239ccc0b80cf30b046d504f89df948547422f (patch) | |
| tree | 757f55afa224bdfd5af1d093961d7d0a5c50fdd8 /syslinux.doc | |
| parent | 01f34f4154b86a810bf1f814e28df693cb998de9 (diff) | |
| download | syslinux-09d239ccc0b80cf30b046d504f89df948547422f.tar.gz | |
Add note about the Win9x LOCK command.
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diff --git a/syslinux.doc b/syslinux.doc index 18b505af..b7269bc8 100644 --- a/syslinux.doc +++ b/syslinux.doc @@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ it, then execute the DOS command: (or whichever drive letter is appropriate; the [] meaning -s is optional) -or the Linux command: +If you're running in a Win95/98/ME DOS box, you should execute the +command "lock a:" first. If you're running in a WinNT/2K DOS box, you +will probably get a dialog box about not getting exclusive access and +with Abort/Retry/Ignore buttons; people have reported that selecting +"Ignore" makes the command complete correctly. + +Under Linux, execute the command: syslinux [-s] [-o offset] /dev/fd0 @@ -440,6 +446,7 @@ To make this installation in DOS only, you need the utility copybs.com 3. Run SYSLINUX on the disk: + [lock a: if you're running under Win95/98/ME] syslinux a: 4. Copy the Linux kernel image(s), initrd(s), etc to the disk, and |