New feature specifications: install without configuring the BIOS

[Jordi Massaguer]

Thanks for your information. That is another good
reason for not modifying the MBR.

Actually instlux does not modify the MBR at all. It
modifies the boot.ini file in c:\ an copies a grub4dos
binary to c:\. My laptop is a Packard Bell and it
works.

jordi

 --- Alien Technology French <linux.fr at laposte.net>
escribió:

> Just for you attention,
> 
> The Mepis and the PCLinuxOS teams met some boot
> problems of  livecds on 
> some bios locked with the System Pre-activation Lock
> from micosoft that 
> comes with now many OEM computers.
> Often the mbr is locked and getting in trouble with
> Grub that cannot be 
> installed is the mbr because not write enabled to
> protect the MS code.
> The result of defect booting is to come in a grub
> black screen because 
> the kernel was not found.
> Make sure it will be tested on SLP bios before
> validating.
> 
> Today Ubuntu boots most PCs than other distros.
> 
> The SLP is not very documented on MS Techsite but
> there is some 
> knowledge to catch.
> 
> The brands concerned are Packard Bell, Medion,
> Gericom, HP and more to 
> test (in fact the most are rebranders in "consumer"
> computer than you 
> can buy in supermarket).
> 
> Jordi Massaguer a écrit :
> >   
> >>> You could modify the Master Boot Record, but
> that
> >>>       
> >> is,
> >>     
> >>> IMHO, more destructive.
> >>>       
> >> Why is loadlin no longer an option?
> >>     
> >
> > I do not think that is the point. Either Loadlin
> must
> > be installed at the Master Boot Record or boot.ini
> > must be edited and loadlin installed at c: . So
> the
> > problems are the same.
> >
> > Actually instlux uses GRUB4DOS instead of Loadlin,
> > because for win32 (winxp, win2000, winnt) GRUB4DOS
> > works pretty well. (I think loadlin won't work,
> but I
> > am not 100% sure about that).
> >
> > However, GRUB4DOS does not work for win16 (win98,
> > win95), but loadlin does, so instlux does not work
> > with win98.
> >
> > jordi
> >
> >
> >
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