Re: Multi-boot CDs

[Philip Charles <philipc@copyleft.co.nz>]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Mendel L Chan wrote:

> > > mkisofs -r -T \
> > > - -b boot/rescue.bin  \
> > > - -eltorito-alt-boot -b boot/compact.bin \
> > > - -eltorito-alt-boot -b boot/idepci.bin \
> > > - -eltorito-alt-boot -b boot/ide.bin \
> > > - -c boot/boot.catalog \
> > > /b5/debian/yacs-hurd/sid-hurd-i386/boot1 M-boot-test.iso \
> > > | cdrecord -v speed=8 dev=0,0 -
> > >
> > > - --
> > Thanks, I tried this.  But not go.  I suspect the bios does not support
> > multi-boot.
> Well, I don't think so. :)
> 
> Maybe you could try SmartBootManager to make it. My Sony Vaio doesn't
> support the multiboot images CDROM made by this way, but I always use
> SmartBootManager to crack over this. :)
> Visit http://btmgr.gnuchina.org to download it. Or via this exact URL:
> http://btmgr.gnuchina.org/3.7/btmgr-3.7-1.i386.rpm
> Or just try the linux elf static binary:
> http://btmgr.gnuchina.org/3.7/sbminst-static

Thanks.  This looks as though it is something that the cd team should look
at.  As far as the Hurd is concerned the simplest solution would to be to
leave things as they are.

Phil.

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