isolinux vs. grub for desktop cd?

[David Balazic]

The online help (F1 key) on dektop CD claims it has "rescue" as a boot option.


-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Zimmerman

The desktop CD doesn't include a rescue mode at present, though the alternate CD
does.

On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 03:38:30PM +0200, Martin Man wrote:
> Hi ud,
> 
> [ sorry if this is the wrong list to post this question ]
> 
> Where can I find some pointers wrt/ why isolinux is used as the 
> bootloader of choice for dapper desktop cd? Although some might argue it 
> gives you the right eye-candy, I believe it's substantialy less capable 
> than grub.
> 
> I did try several times to boot dapper desktop cd in order to rescue 
> some of my systems, but I was never able to figure out how to do these 
> things with isolinux.
> 
> whereas, if I remember correctly, breezy used to have grub?
> 
> am I missing something?
> 
> thanx,
> Martin
> 
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