CD boot loader help issues

[David Balažic]

Dapper Drake i386 desktop CD

1.) The online help talks about keywords, that can be typed into the boot prompt, like "live", "memtest" etc. But nowhere is explained, how to get to the boot prompt.

2.) The help in text mode is different from help in graphic mode (for example the text version talks about the "live-expert" option, while the G version does not mention it)

3.) The help mentions boot options, that are missing (not working), like "live-expert" and "rescue".

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

In case it isn't obvious : This is all in the boot menu of the CD.

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

Same in version ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

Still the same in Knot 2

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

Same in the latest version , but I guess nobody cares ...

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for your bug report. Do you still have this issue with the latest release of Ubuntu ?

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

trying : Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" - Release i386 (20070415)

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes

PS: Also see similar bug 34190

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

Ok I confirm this, and will try to find someone on IRC who can have a look. Thank you for having kept the report updated.

[David Balažic (xerces8)]

same ... in ... 7.10

[Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)]

I had a look at this, but I was not able to fix this.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report, and sorry for the delay. I'm tracking this as bug 66881.

By the way, your point 2) is not a bug; it's a necessary consequence of doing a good job on the help files, since the text and graphic boot menus are different and so require different help text.