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From: "Jeff Rogers" <jlr@soltec.net>
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 21:29:47 -0500
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On Wednesday, 22 July 1998 at 17:29:55 -0500, Rafael A. Reta 
Rodriguez wrote:
> S. Kritikos wrote:
>>>
>>> Im considering in upgrading my PC with a CD drive in order to 
install
>>> freeBSD. How can I be sure that the BIOS conforms to the "El 
Torrito"
>>> standard?
>
> What is "El torrito"??

>El Torito is a chain of pseudo-Mexican restaurants in California and
>possibly elsewhere.  They tried it in Texas, but nobody believed 
>them.

>It's also the name of a CD-ROM boot standard that was hacked out 
>on
>the back of an envelope by a group of people eating at El Torito one
>evening.  The standard is in keeping with the restuarant.

>Sorry I don't know anything about how to determine whether the 
>BIOS
>confirms, unless the documentation mentions it (CD-ROM boot is
>currently always El Torito).

>Greg

I may misunderstand; but I think you can tell if you have a bootable 
CDROM by just going into BIOS settings; go into, in my case, the 
second option down, on the left, hit enter, find the "Boot Sequence" 
entry.  When it's highlighted, hit page down/up all through all the 
available options.  If you see one listing CDROM first, in order, then 
you have a bootable CDROM.  Also, if you have an ATAPI CDROM, I 
think they're always bootable.

Hope it helps somehow.

Jeff Rogers
jlr@soltec.net

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