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Folkert Rienstra

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:25 pm
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Eric Gisin wrote in news:13q6lq7lva34812@corp.supernews.com
> It is easier to get bootpart and run it under 2K/XP to build a DOS boot
> sector.
>
> Beside the other reasons I gave for USB boot being difficult,
> the CHS geometry in the MBR and boot sector have to match those of the BIOS,
> which is not likely on most USB flash devices I've looked at.

How much easier can it get when the SYS command takes care of all that.

>
> "Timothy Daniels" <SpamBucket DeleteThis @NoSpamPlease.biz> wrote in message news:47a2b39b$0$17340$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> >
> > What does it mean to "sys the flash drive"?
> >
> > *TimDaniels*

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:25 pm
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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to.DeleteThis@myweb.nl> wrote in message
news:47a3a576$0$47124$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
> Eric Gisin wrote in news:13q6lq7lva34812@corp.supernews.com
>> It is easier to get bootpart and run it under 2K/XP to build a DOS boot
>> sector.
>>
>> Beside the other reasons I gave for USB boot being difficult,
>> the CHS geometry in the MBR and boot sector have to match those of the BIOS,
>> which is not likely on most USB flash devices I've looked at.
>
> How much easier can it get when the SYS command takes care of all that.
>
Assuming there is no MBR, or the MBR was created with fdisk.

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(Msg. 18) Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:57 am
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Ben Myers wrote:
> And posting as "Taken", maybe you are Ken? As in Ta Ken?

<belatedly> Ouch!
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Folkert Rienstra

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(Msg. 19) Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:09 am
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Eric Gisin wrote in news:13q7n15dgmon5ad@corp.supernews.com
> "Folkert Rienstra" wrote in message news:47a3a576$0$47124$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
> > Eric Gisin wrote in news:13q6lq7lva34812@corp.supernews.com
> > > It is easier to get bootpart and run it under 2K/XP to build a DOS boot
> > > sector.
> > >
> > > Beside the other reasons I gave for USB boot being difficult,
> > > the CHS geometry in the MBR and boot sector have to match those of the
> > > BIOS, which is not likely on most USB flash devices I've looked at.
> >
> > How much easier can it get when the SYS command takes care of all that.

> Assuming there is no MBR,

In which case you create one using Fdisk, (which you already
happen to have if you have access to the SYS command).

> or the MBR was created with fdisk.

In which case you just Format and SYS.
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