Bug 148462 - CDROM boot loader nitpick
Summary: CDROM boot loader nitpick
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 3
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Enhancement (vote)
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Assignee: Steffen Winterfeldt
QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf
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Reported: 2006-02-06 18:35 UTC by Harald Koenig
Modified: 2006-02-09 17:29 UTC (History)
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Description Harald Koenig 2006-02-06 18:35:37 UTC 
CDROM boot loader nitpick:

        boot CDROM
        select "boot from hard disk"  but don't start it yet
        eject CD from drive
        press enter (to boot from hard disk)

gives a big red button with the only option "REBOOT".

a "retry" option would be nice, is that possible / very hard / impossible ?
Comment 1 Martin Lasarsch 2006-02-07 11:46:50 UTC 
works for me in beta3. I will close this now, if you can test it with a later version and it will still give you a big red button, please reopen.
Comment 2 Harald Koenig 2006-02-08 17:35:10 UTC 
I've tried it again with beta-3 boot.iso -- same problem.  pleae try again:

- insert CD and boot, wait for "blue screen" with boot menu from CD
- eject CD  (before default action "boot from HD" starts)
- press enter to "boot from HD"  (or just wait...)

gives 
    boot from HD
    I/O error
    Error reading boot CD

    REBOOT


question:  is it possible to get a "retry" or "restart" button here which jumps back to grub, instead of booting thrugh BIOS ?
Comment 3 Harald Koenig 2006-02-08 17:35:38 UTC 
I've tried it again with beta-3 boot.iso -- same problem.  pleae try again:

- insert CD and boot, wait for "blue screen" with boot menu from CD
- eject CD  (before default action "boot from HD" starts)
- press enter to "boot from HD"  (or just wait...)

gives 
    boot from HD
    I/O error
    Error reading boot CD

    REBOOT


question:  is it possible to get a "retry" or "restart" button here which jumps back to grub, instead of booting thrugh BIOS ?
Comment 4 Michael Gross 2006-02-09 16:56:40 UTC 
Does not work on my machine. Might depend on the BIOS.
It's an enhancement anyway.

We are using syslinux, not nitpick btw.
Comment 5 Steffen Winterfeldt 2006-02-09 17:29:18 UTC 
Just tried on two machines and both BIOSes block until I put the CD back in.
Not worth the trouble, sorry.