[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 at 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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