Re: Multiple boot images for CD1
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On Friday 07 September 2001 06:47, Carpenter, Dean wrote:
> Excellent. I'll take a look at it.
>
> Some months ago I had created several El Torito multiboot CD images, which
> only worked on a few machines. That is, I was able to choose from a menu
> and boot the chosen image on a few machines. Other machines had problems
> of one sort or another ...
>
> Some would show the menu, but only boot the first image no matter which one
> you picked from the menu, while some would simply boot the first image
> right off, no menu, no pause.
>
> None of them actually failed to boot though, which I suppose was a good
> thing :) Did you actually test booting each of the images and verify that
> it booted the actual image you chose ?
Yes i did, It actually will boot the image requested. Or, if nothing is
selected, it will boot the first image in the list.
> Definitely get it working on the woody disks - hah I'm good at asking
> aren't I ?
I have subsiquently tested it on the woody boot disks, and they
also work.
>
> I still tend to think that a deskemu type solution is the way to go, since
<snip>
Thanks for the feedback.
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