> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Mxller
> Neergaard
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 5:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] grub: how to specify booting from CDrom?
>
>
> I am using grub as boot loader. Rather than turning loading from a
> bootable CD rom on and off in the BIOS, I would prefer just adding an
> option on my boot menu. I tried various settings in my
> /boot/grub/menu.lst without success. So if it is possible I would
> appreciate if somebody could point me to the right solution. Just for
> reference, I have my CD rom at the primary device on my second IDE
> controllor (i.e., /dev/hdc).
>
Once the BIOS has released the system to the OS, in this case Grub,
you can not bypass or override the boot paramiters set by the BIOS.
In the boot settings most BIOS offer an option to choose the sequence
that will be used to boot your system.
You should be able to set your CD-Rom as 1st boot device and hd0 as 2nd.
During boot if there is no bootable CD-Rom found then your system will
then boot from hd0.
Charles (-:
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
