Re: mknbi(-dos) 1.0

[Ken Yap <ken@nlc.net.au>]

>With the "old" 0.8.1 mknbi-dos it was possibel to use a directory of files
>instead of a "ready to boot" Image of a disc. One of my computers has
>problems with booting a tagged Image-File. ONLY a file made from a
>directory works without problems. Have i overseen something or is 1.0
>incapable of making dos-boot-files from a directory.

I have decided not to support this feature in my mknbi-dos for various
reasons:

+ It's just as easy to do it with mtools and the technique explained
in the man page that builds a "floppy" image in a file. Use mcopy -/
to copy a directory tree onto the "floppy" image. And you can make a
"floppy" of any size.

+ The boot sector provided with netboot-0.8.1 wasn't suitable for all
DOSes or even versions. With the new method, you have to provide the
boot sector yourself, so you take all the blame if it doesn't boot. :-)
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