Live CD on dual boot

[Saba Moshe]

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:11:44 -0400
From: Dirk Freitag <unreal.linux at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Live CD on dual boot
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Saba Moshe wrote:
> In my computer's BIOS CD is the first in the boot order.
>
> I was using LiveCDs of different disros to decide which of them will I
> install.
>
> Since I installed Ubuntu dual-boot with XP I lost the abilty to boot to
> any LiveCD.
>
> Is there an entry I can add to the grub file to enable me to choose a
> LiveCD boot?
>
> Thanks
>
> Saba Moshe
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The fact that your system is dual-booted should not matter when it comes
to loading LiveCDs.  I have been triple booted before and still able to
load a LiveCD.  Double check your BIOS and make sure that the CD is set
to boot before the HDD.


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Dirk Freitag
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>>>

Thank you Dirk for your prompt note, so I thought.

I double checked it before posting, and also searched for relevant postings
in Ubuntu's forums and on Google, but found nothing relevant. Facts are: Cd
is first in BIOS' boot order, there is a Live CD in the CD tray, but it
boots to grub's boot menu.

I assumed that if I add to the grub file an entry with the CD as target,
I'll be able to choose it from the boot-menu. But it probably needs mounting
first the cdrom and I am too newbie to create this entry by myself.

Any lead will be appreciated.

Saba Moshe

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