: >Noticed that there are a couple of boot "systems" out there that allow you to
: >boot Linux from DOS. I was wondering if doing something like that would allow
: >me to load the Parallel Port driver for my External Hard drive on my Toshiba
: >1950CT so that Linux could access it?
: >
: Nope, won't work... the DOS --> Linux boot chaining programs
: essentially just load a Linux kernel into RAM, then give it complete
: control of the machine (trashing DOS and all its drivers in the
: process). Regardless, DOS device drivers wouldn't work because
: they're 8088-style real-mode code, unusable from the 32-bit 386 mode
: that Linux runs under.
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Where can I get a boot Linux from Dos system ????
This will {in theory} help me out with my Soundcard Sony CD rom interface.
I have an Orchid Soundwave 32, which loads up most of its driver software into
ram actually on the sound card. The result of this is that I have to boot Dos
when I first switch on the machine, to get the driver into the card. Afterwards
I can hard reset the machine as many times as I want, and lilo boot directly into
Linux with the drivers intact. But If I can boot from Dos I can probably speed
up this process. My only other alternative may be to replace the ram on the
Soundwave 32 with special battery-backed ram modules. Or quiz Orchid to make a
driver for Linux.
Thanks for any info.