[ros-dev] Bootsector [Re: very confused]

[Sylvain Petreolle]

Jerry, /me will have all ears open (and be ready for testing)

I tried the installfreeldr.exe on a 1 week old fat32 disk
and it said "Disk error" when trying to boot.

(Im starting my WHOLE system using a 1.44MB freeldr disk without problem)


--- Jerry <crashfourit(a)gmail.com> a écrit :

>   Yes, I have. It is a fat12/16 bootsector. I plan to
> work on the fat32 
>  sometime soon.
>  
>  Brandon Turner wrote:
>  
> >   Murphy, Ged (Bolton) wrote:
> >
> > >   theUser BL wrote:
> > >
> > >   
> > >
> > >   
> > >
> > > >   On the following
> > > >  http://www.reactos.org/pipermail/ros-dev/2006-February/007717.html
> > > >  a developer says
> > > >  "I am told that the sources for FreeLdr are all okay, except for the
> > > >  some of the bootsectors having been pretty much just disassembled from
> > > >  MS's. Is this true?"
> > > >  The answer comes from an other developer
> > > >  http://www.reactos.org/pipermail/ros-dev/2006-February/007722.html
> > > >  "crashfourit has posted a patch here:"
> > > >
> > > >  That means, that it is possible, that MS-bootsector-code have found 
> > > >  the way in ROS, if I understood it right.
> > > >     
> > >
> > >  This code hasn't been audited yet. It's possible that parts of the
> > >  bootsector have been derrived from an MS dissasembly. The audit will 
> > >  reveal
> > >  the answer, and it will be rewritten if nessesary.
> > >
> > >
> > >   
> > >
> > >
> > >  Regards,
> > >  Ged.
> > >
> > >
> > >   
> > >  
> >  Brian in his commit message of freeloader said he used disassmebly.  
> >  However, Jerry has written a new bootsector that will work and can be 
> >  dropped into ROS at any time.
> >
> >  Brandon
> >
> > >  
> > >   
> > >  
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Kind regards,
Sylvain Petreolle (aka Usurp)
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