How can I boot from the CD-ROM drive using the Grub command line?

[canuck]

My BIOS is unable to boot from the CD drive. I need to do it from Grub. How can this be done?

[megavolt]

To my knowledge GRUB itself is not able to boot from a CD/DVD-Drive, but it can boot an ISO image of a CD/DVD, like here described:

[HowTo] Booting manjaro iso directly with grub

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ We are all familiar with burning live usb stick to boot our Manjaro isos. That is useful when you are installing manjaro on a new machine. However, if you already have linux installed with grub, there is a better way to boot Manjaro iso files. I usually do this when I test new iso files for a new release or when I need to use a rescue system because one of my experiments rendered my installation unbootable. You can boot the .iso file directly from your hard drive without burn…