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Re: [debian-knoppix] Boot from USB?



On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:39:59PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> * Klaus Knopper [Tue, Mar 25 2003, 01:49:25AM]:
> 
> > > Don't most BIOSes support 2.88 MB El Torito?
> > 
> > No, they don't. Most BIOSes only implement parts of the Standard, and
> > 2.88MB or multi-image-support is unfortunatels very unpopular in most
> > BIOSes.
> 
> Multiboot is a problem, but I cannot remember when I have seen a box
> that did not support 2.88MB emulation. Do you?

Christian posted one example. I know that most BIOses are not
implementing the full Phoenix standard for el torito to save space,
and a 2.88MB image is extremely bad if you want to keep the feature that
you can boot PCs which have nno CD-Rom, but floppy-boot capabilities.

-Klaus
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