Gordon Barnard schrieb:
> I'm have eCS 1.2 and WinXP installed on my system.  They are each on a separate 
> physical drive and I would like to set up dual-boot.
> 
> I've been using Powerboot for years, which lives in the MBR.  I tried
this using the eCS 
> HD as master and the WinXP disk as slave, but couldn't get XP to boot
(just a blank 
> screen with a blinking cursor).
> 
> ISTR someone mentioning that XP had to be on the first HD encountered.
 Is that correct 
> or is there another problem?  If true, will XP likely be bothered by
the HPFS disks on the 
> second HD?  I don't want my eCS installation to be harmed in trying to
accomodate XP 
> quirks.

Any DOS - including any Windows - MUST reseide on C:. Whereas C: It 
must be a primary partiton on physical disk 1.

You may install XP somewhere on disk - it it is required that the 
basic OS (anything that is needed to get the GUI up is on C: 
(primary) - ther is NO chance to left C: off! There is NO chance to 
boot Windows from other partiton than C:.


To get eComStation installed beside Windows you needs:

1. IBM BootManager
    - needs excactly 1 zylinder of unused disk space (inependant of
      the size of that zylinder)
    - install using LVM (the replace of FDISK in eComStation)
       eats up one primary partiton.
2. one primary partiton OR one logical drive anywhere on disk
    minimum size: 500 MB
    required size   1 GB
    can be installed on any disk

Even as it is possible to spend a primary partiton it is most  usual 
to install on a logical drive in an extended partiton.

To go straight through from an empty drive:
1. boot from eCS CD
2. fire up LVM (minilvm will do)
3. create BootManager at start of drive 1
4. Create a standard partiton in size you needs for XP (or other windows.
5. Create other standard partitons (only when really needed!)
6. create other partitons as logical drives as you needs
7. create a volume from existent partiton of type compatible,
    bootable assign C: to it, as it will be the partiton you wwould
    install Windows on
    You may hide that volume from eCS - but you NEEDS the volume
    to get it inserted into BM. BM will see it regardless of you
    hides it from eCS or not. You can install windows on it
    even as it is hidden from eCS or not.
8. create a volume fom partiton of type compatible not bootable
    This will be your DATA volume for windows
    This step is recommended but optionally. Give it the drive
    letter D: to have the same drive letter under eCS and windows
7. create another volume from existent partiton of type
    compatible, bootable. Assign a drive letter of your choice
    This will be the volume you will install eCS on.
8. create another volume from existent partiton of either
    compatible, not bootable (for HPFS)
    OR
    LVM (for HPFS or JFS)
    this are your DATA for eCS.
9. repeat 8. so often you needs.
10. quit LVM with save.

a) boot from Windows CD, format and install windows on its partitons. 
It is on YOU to select FAT32 or ntfs!
b) boot again from eCS CD. Fire up LVM again and set BM as active
    Windows will deactivate it during its install!
c) format your voulunes you've reserved for eCS, use
    - /FS:HPFS /L for the system drive
    - /FS:JFS /L OR /FS:HPFS for the data drives
d: continue install, be sure to select the right volume.

When install is complete it is YOU who has to decide to  UNREM ntfs 
from config.sys on your eCS system drive.  But for that the NTFS drive 
should NOT be hidden from eCS.

-- 
Tschau/Bye

Herbert Rosenau
EDV Beratung & Programmierung
Eichelsdorfer Str. 15
97461 Hofheim i.UFr.

Tel: 49-9523-502834
Fax: 49-9523-502823                     http://www.dv-rosenau.de/


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