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SubjectRe: Little-known features of El Torito Spec
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<dan@shearer.org> said:
> > dan@shearer.org said:
> > > So what does El Torito let us do?
> > > 1. You can have multiple boot images
> > > 2. You can have no-emulation booting.

[...]

> So why do all these Linux distributions insist on doing their CD booting
> using steam-driven technology? Think of how neat it could be! Admittedly
> it would work on a slightly smaller set of hardware, but it would serve
> the majority of x86 users.

Because (as has been hashed out here a couple of times), the only boot
method real-world BIOSes give you is the steam-driven one.
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