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echo: os2dos
to: GARTH RAMSAY
from: FRANK SEXTON
date: 1997-09-11 19:46:00
subject: Setting up dual boot

-=> /* Quoting Garth Ramsay to Neil Walker */ <=-
 FS> With Boot manager you cannot see or use the OS/2
 FS> partition while in DOS and/or the DOS partition while
 FS> in OS/2.
 KS>> That's completely false.
 
 NW> No it isn't.
 
 NW> You are the one who lacks the knowledge!
 GR> Neil...
 GR> So to confirm what Kris was telling you... Your wrong.
Even though the "FS" above is me, I admit that most
certainly it is possible to "see" both OS/2 and DOS
bootable partitions IF you install OS/2 on an extended
logical partition instead of installing both DOS and OS/2
on a primary partition.  DOS, of course, has to be
installed on a primary partition.
Very frequently however the reason you are installing Boot
Manager to begin with is to purposely keep each OS hidden
from the other.  This can be a good thing.  Imagine running
DOS's CHKDSK.EXE /F on your OS/2 FAT drive!!! Hint: DON'T
DO IT!
Keeping the drives hidden from each other by installing
each OS on its own primary partition accomplishes this sort
of seperation because Boot Manager will hide whatever drive
is not booted and assign the C letter to whatever one is
booted.  Just as long as both are on primary partitions of
course.  Works good.
-Frank
(fsexton@xpert.net - http://www.concentric.net/~fsexton)
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