Re: Multiple boot images for CD1
On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Carpenter, Dean wrote:
CD> Unfortunately the El Torito standard is pretty poorly implemented by most
CD> bios's. I've seen about a 50% working rate, where only the first image
CD> boots. And that's among new and current hardware - slightly older hardware
CD> is rank ...
I'd agree, I got all excited about multi-booting cds with El Torito until
I did a bit of testing myself - its not supported at all in most machines
I came across.
CD> I've been messing around with Bart Lagerweij's diskemu for booting floppy
CD> images, and it looks promising. Essentially, diskemu is the boot image on
CD> the CD, and allows you to choose the actual image to boot from. You can
CD> pick from a menu ...
CD>
CD> http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
CD> http://www.nu2.nu/diskemu/
CD>
CD> If not diskemu (license, non-Linux, whatever), then is there something else
CD> we could consider that will provide the same type of functionality ?
Could grub be used in a similar fashion?
-stephen
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