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Article #782Re: Reboot a PC from a ba
From: glen eastment
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 04:23
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 04:23
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dick.zeitlin%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dick Zeitlin) writes: >MS> .I use a program "COLDBOOT.COM". It's PD so I'm sure it's around via > > .anon-ftp. If you can't find it, I'll put it somewhere for you. >Be aware that if you're using any disk caching software you stand a good >chance on trashing things. You have to be sure that any writes from the >cache have been completed before doing the boot... > * OLX 2.2 * Dick.Zeitlin%acc1bbs@ssr.com > I have the debug (pseudo assembler :-) sources for warmboot.com and coldboot.com. They reset anything from an 8088 to a 80486. If anyone wants them, I'll post them here. To the qestion above, just add a line in a batch file to dump the cache to disk before rebooting. This works with most cache programs. Cheers! <GE> a.k.a. u9048979@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au _____________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are not necessarily those of the University of Wollongong. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- <GE> a.k.a. u9048979@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au _____________________________________________________________________________
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!cs.uow.edu.au!cc.uow.edu.au!u9048979 From: u9048979@cc.uow.edu.au (glen eastment) Subject: Re: Reboot a PC from a ba Message-ID: <1992Sep14.042313.15420@cc.uow.edu.au> Organization: University Of Wollongong References: <1238.113.uupcb@ssr.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 04:23:13 GMT Lines: 35