Re: install/29396 (Goofy NetBSD CD-ROM unbootable with new BIOSes (e.g. Dell))

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

The following reply was made to PR install/29396; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, install-manager%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
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Subject: Re: install/29396 (Goofy NetBSD CD-ROM unbootable with new BIOSes 
(e.g. Dell))
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:23:38 -0800

 On Apr 18, 11:07am, dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 }
 } Synopsis: Goofy NetBSD CD-ROM unbootable with new BIOSes (e.g. Dell)
 } 
 } State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed
 } State-Changed-By: dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost
 } State-Changed-When: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:00:23 +0000
 } State-Changed-Why:
 } That's what I thought, was hoping for confirmation :-)
 
      My old Thinkpad 380Z can handle 1.44 MB El Torito images, but it
 can't handle 2.88 MB images.  That broke CD booting for me.  However,
 it can handle the new bootable (non-emulated) CD.  I can't speak for
 the originator's old Dells, but I can say that the problem has been
 solved for me.
 
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