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96 lines
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Installation:
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Step 1. Copy files mtldr and kolibri.img to C:\
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(You do not want to use C:\? Read remarks below.)
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Step 2a) For users of NT-family (NT/2k/XP/2003 Server (?)):
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add to boot.ini to the section [operating systems] line
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c:\mtldr="KolibriOS"
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(either open c:\boot.ini with any text editor, or through
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Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery
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-> Edit). You can change the title in quotes to anything you like,
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under this title the system will appear to bootload list.
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Now at booting the screen of operating system choice will appear.
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Step 2b) For users of 9x-family (95/98)
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(probably it works also for some DOS):
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add to config.sys line
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install=c:\mtldr
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as first line, if you have simple linear config.sys,
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as first line in the corresponding section, if config.sys
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is divided to sections (and begins with [menu])
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Now at booting mtldr will ask: "Load KolibriOS? [y/n]: " and wait for press
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one of 'y','Y','n','N'.
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It does not work for Windows Millenium, because loader of WinME does not
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load external code referenced by config.sys. (Thanks to camper for pointing
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to this sad fact.) Use 9x2klbr.
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Step 2c) For Vista users:
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open command line with administrator rights
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(the variant "Run as administrator" in context menu);
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if you do not plan install many Kolibri variants as described
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in remarks, simply run vista_install.bat
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otherwise execute the following commands:
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bcdedit /create /d "KolibriOS" /application BOOTSECTOR
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(You can replace the string in quotes with anything you like,
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this is the title for system in boot list.)
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The following message must appear:
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"The record {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} was successfully created."
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In the next commands place obtained value (it is different on
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different machines and different runs).
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bcdedit /set {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} DEVICE PARTITION=C:
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bcdedit /set {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} PATH \mtldr
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bcdedit /displayorder {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} /addlast
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To remove mtldr, in cases 2a) and 2b) delete entered data from boot.ini or
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config.sys accordingly. To remove in case 2c), do the following:
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vista_remove.bat, if you install through vista_install.bat;
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bcdedit /delete {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} in general case
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If you do not remember assigned to mtldr GUID (this is normal), you can
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find it out by running bcdedit without arguments and finding in displayed list
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corresponding item.
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In all cases in KolibriOS screen of parameter choice you can
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on the question about image (item d, "floppy image"), answer "3"
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(use already loaded image).
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Remarks:
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1. Now all this works only for file systems NTFS and FAT32, support for FAT16
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is not implemented because I think that now FAT16 is only historical object.
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If you use FAT16 and Windows and you do not want to go to FAT32 - mail me -
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possibly you will succeed in make me change my mind.
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2. You do not need to place the loader mtldr itself to C:\. Under 9x and Vista
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it can be placed anywhere, in NT-family - on drive C:, but not necessary in
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root folder. (Of course, when installing, you must use instead of c:\mtldr
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the real path and the real name of the file.)
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3. You do not need to place the image kolibri.img to C:\. You can without
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any changes in install use root folder of any logical drive, located on
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first physical.
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4. Do you want to use logical drive on other physical drive? You can use
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any from following variants:
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a) (If you can work with FASM) In the sources (which can be downloaded from
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http://diamondz.land.ru, in the same place with loader itself) change
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the constant boot_drive (located at the end of mtldr.asm) from 80h to
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identifier of disk, 80h for first, 81h for second and so on. Recompile.
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b) (If you can use hex-editor) Change the byte at offset 0xD98 from 80h to
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identifier of disk (as in a)).
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c) Use mtldr_install (you can download it in the same place). It will
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config and install loader.
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5. Do you dislike root folder? There is two variants:
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a) In the sources change the constant kolibri_img_name (end of mtldr.asm)
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to path to root. For example, for C:\Program Files\kolibri\kolibri.img
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write 'progra~1\kolibri\kolibri.img' (use 8.3 names). Recompile.
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b) Use mtldr_install.
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6. Your wishes, remarks, suggestions are welcome on mail, stated below.
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diamond
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mailto: diamondz@land.ru
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