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From: Shimon Pozin <pozin@math.tau.ac.il>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: how can I boot from "live CDROM"?
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 23:47:28 +0200
Organization: Tel-Aviv University
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J Wunsch wrote:
> 
> Pozin Shimon <pozin@math.tau.ac.il> wrote:
> 
> > Can anybody tell me how can I boot from "live CDROM"?
> 
> You can't.  (By now.)
> 
> --
> cheers, J"org

	Sorry for stupid question, but could you explain in a few
words why? (I am not strong in low level, but it might be interesting
to know WHAT does FBSD recognize when comes to boot prompt. And what
does actually show '?' on boot?

Thanks in advance, 

Shimon
mailto:pozin@math.tau.ac.il