On 10/22/07, Ted M. Goodridge, Jr.  wrote:

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> >> cdbr is listed in the installation instructions as the cdboot loader.

> >> cdboot is the second stage boot loader IIRC.  Don't hesitate to correct

> >> me

> >> if I'm wrong here.

> >

> > Oh, no, that sounds about right, I guess.

> >

> >> The help is apprecitated.  I'm not trying to make install media (that

> >> would actually be easy), just boot this liveCD.  Has anyone else gotten

> >> a

> >> LiveDVD to work?

> >>

> >> Ted

> >

> > If you make a LiveCD (not DVD) does it work?

>

> The How-to says you can use this to build a LiveDVD.  I thought that the

> bios booted the same if it was a dvd or a cd...?  I really need the space

> a DVD offers.

Yeah you'd think that. But don't trust it.
> Does the CD boot loader have trouble with DVDs?
It might. Who knows? CDs are a much more standard technology. Try it

first with CDs and make sure that works. Always work from a known

good, right?
You could always netboot (PXE) these computers, you know.
-Nick