Re: [ros-dev] Trying to push ideas (again:) )

[chris evans]

>   > 7. Running on 16-bit systems like 286/386/486 in
> a "ReactOS Essentials"
>  > (equivalent to a stripped-down XP) mode *
>  > It should be the same operating system, but in 16-bit mode only. That's
>  > an ideal scenario and I'm sure it cannot be done no matter how good the
>  > programmers are. So, what can someone do on a 286 ? Listen to mp3's ? No 
Safe Mode. Just load Video, File and network drivers and allow direct access to int13 
so fdisk and format can run so user can diag/fix it. 

Curious if ReactOS has a an Emergency Boot Disk 
system that it can make ?  Perhaps, keep a Freedos 1.44m 
disk image and allow suer to rawrite it when needed. Or even a  
dual bootable Freedos partition (FAT16) with the appropriate recovery tools on it.

 --chris
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[Sarocet]

chris evans wrote:
>   Safe Mode. Just load Video, File and network drivers
> and allow direct access to int13 
>  so fdisk and format can run so user can diag/fix it. 
>
>  Curious if ReactOS has a an Emergency Boot Disk 
>  system that it can make ?  Perhaps, keep a Freedos 1.44m 
>  disk image and allow suer to rawrite it when needed. Or even a  
>  dual bootable Freedos partition (FAT16) with the appropriate recovery tools on it.
>
>   --chris 
Why do you need an emergency disk when you can boot the full OS from a 
live CD?