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- MLINK303.UNP [Rel. 05 Jan 86]
-
- The following is a method to unprotect MultiLink Advanced Release
- 3.03 to allow booting directly from another disk without the need
- to insert the MultiLink distribution disk. This is important if
- you wish to boot directly from your hard disk.
-
- ENTER COMMENTS
- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
- C>copy mlink.com mlink.bak Make a backup first!
- C>debug mlink.com Start debug session.
- -u 523A 525E Unassemble from address 523A to 525E.
- You should see:
-
- xxxx:523A B9EA27 MOV CX,27EA
- xxxx:523D E82200 CALL 5262
- xxxx:5240 7331 JNB 5273
- xxxx:5242 B90829 MOV CX,2908
- xxxx:5245 E81A00 CALL 5262
- xxxx:5248 7329 JNB 5273
- xxxx:524A FE0E8541 DEC BYTE PTR [4185]
- xxxx:524E 7FEA JG 523A
- xxxx:5250 FE068441 INC BYTE PTR [4184]
- xxxx:5254 FE061C51 INC BYTE PTR [511C]
- xxxx:5258 803E844101 CMP BYTE PTR [4184],01
- xxxx:525D 76D0 JBE 522F
-
- If you don't see this, you have another
- version. If so, enter 'Q' to quit the
- debug session. Otherwise, continue.
-
- The following code needs to be replaced:
-
- -e 521B 59 Tricks ML into thinking it sees the fingerprint
- -w Save the changes to disk
- -q End the debug session.
-
- >>>> NOTE: Since some versions of MS-DOS will not work,
- (Compaq owners take note) make sure you are running
- PC-DOS, not MS-DOS.
-
- *End of MLINK303.UNP*
-