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    To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.

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cyoung_mi

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Is it possible to boot into spinrite via network boot, pxe?
I have a netboot.xyz server, I've tried adding spinrite to it, but having issues.
Doesnt the boot image just create a ram disk and run spinrite from there?
I'm not clear why booting a machine via pxe network boot shouldnt work.
 
Your machine needs to be in BIOS or CSM mode, not UEFI. That may mean that pxe boot is disabled as DOS typically does not have networking.
 
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