Re: KGMD 2.0

[Konrad Kokoszkiewicz <draco@mi.com.pl>]

> > Better not. C:\MINT\ is a MINT system folder, of the same meaning as
> > C:\MULTITOS\.
> 
> Yes, that was the point...  Files would go straight to the right
> directory.  As question was of a /newbie/ installation, there shouldn't
> be MiNT yet (or if there is, it would be in /c/multitos).

If C:\MULTITOS exists, the MiNT doesn't read C:\MINT. That may cause that
the distribution would work differently depending on the presence (or not)
of the C:\MULTITOS folder. Definitely, IMHO another name should be chosen
to prevent confusions (like C:\FREEMINT).

> > It would be nice if the installer could do it automatically. I remember I
> > had no clue on minit options when I came to this for the first time.
> > Assume that the user does *NOT* understand the difference between TOS FS
> > and Minix, except it allows long filenames and is generally "weird" :-)
> 
> Minit shouldn't be run automatically unless installer can go back
> and forth in the installation.  Minit GUI would IMHO be better be a
> separate program so that user can use it later for creating minix-fs
> floppies etc... :-)

BTW. are there minit sources anywhere?

> > should be (IMHO) more automatical, like the actual KGMD install script is.
> > It just lacks upgrade possibility...
> 
> If those newbies have tried/used Windows, they should be well accustomed
> to booting (and re-installing to get a clean registry).  ;-)

The point is to be better than W95 (i.e. only 1 reboot to get a working
system). :-) Anyways, several different installation modes can be created
to test what's the most convenient.

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Konrad M.Kokoszkiewicz
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