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GRUB and ReactOS

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Does GRUB boots ReactOS? [GRUB legacy]
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You can chainload freeldr . You only need freeldr.sys and a working freeldr.ini . Then put something like this in your menu.lst : :ugeek:

title=ReactOS
root (hd0,7)
kernel /freeldr.sys DefaultOS=ReactOS TimeOut=1
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Post by hto »

There exists a wiki page about it.
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I will now try it out with the LiveCD copied to my HD.
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Post by hto »

> I will now try it out with the LiveCD copied to my HD.

It will not work, probably.
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well.... Do you know with file I have to boot, so the LiveCD boots???
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Re: GRUB and ReactOS

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Err, yes?! But not if you copy it on HDD. We have a bootcd for that!
ReactOS is still in alpha stage, meaning it is not feature-complete and is recommended only for evaluation and testing purposes.

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Re: GRUB and ReactOS

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Well the LiveCD doesn't even boot form CD....
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Post by PeterK »

naums wrote:Well the LiveCD doesn't even boot form CD....
This depends on hardware and the ReactOS Live-CD revision You use.

If You only want to taste: use ReactOS "Preloaded with QEMU".

If You want to test on real hardware: first use a separate PC and don't endager Your working LINUX or WINDOWS installation.
There are several "traps" that might chrash Your "everyday-working-PC".

ReactOS is ALPHA and does not work on every hardware constellation.
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