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  • From: Spencer Ogden <spencero AT mail.utexas.edu>
  • To: SM-Discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ms-sys to the ISO
  • Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:58:03 -0600

I'm sure it is small, but it seems like more of a rescue tool than
something that is needed during installation.

Spencer

On Tuesday 25 February 2003 04:06 am, Ladislav Hagara wrote:
> Howdy all,
>
> yesterday I found on freshmeat handy tool named ms-sys.
> Immediately I created a spell and submitted it to bugzilla.
> Thanks to Eric Sandall we have it on devel grimoire already.
>
> I think, it should be on install ISO too.
> I very often have to remove lilo from MBR on several computers in
> classroom and usually use MS DOS floppy for it (after linux is
> destroyed).
> I would like to use SMGL ISTALL/REPAIR ISO for this.
>
> I know, we want to have our ISO as small as possible.
> Should it be useful to have ms-sys on ISO for you ?
> For me surely.
>
> - lace -
>
>
> root@sourcemage:~# gaze what ms-sys
> This is a Linux program for writing Microsoft compatible boot records.
> The program does the same as Microsoft "fdisk /mbr" to a hard disk or
> "sys d:"
> to a floppy or FAT32 partition except that it does not copy any system
> files, only the boot record is written.
>
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