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Boot directly from ISO files, using Grub 2

• mooism2 16y ago
  Note that this requires kernel support in addition to Grub 2. There is an iso-scan/filename kernel option in Ubuntu and a findiso option in Grml.
  • mrud 16y ago
    No, this requires initramfs/initrd support. And actually all distributions using debian-live (>= 1.173.1-1) support this feature: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534887 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534887
    • mooism2 16y ago
      Ah, right, thanks.
• altano 16y ago
  I used this to stick two bootable WinPE images on my USB drive and still be able to use it for other things. Very handy!
• steveklabnik 16y ago
  Oh GRUB2, how I love and hate thee. I have an operating system my friends and I have been building for the last few years, and I'm glad to see GRUB2 happen in theory, but the lack of documentation makes it really rough to actually program for.
  • eru 16y ago
    Have you considered running your operating system in a paravirtualized environment instead of on the bare metal?
    • steveklabnik 16y ago
      Yes, and we actually started out developing with bochs, too. Not anti-virtualization, but bare metal is a goal. If I really sat down and went through it, I'm sure it wouldn't be the end of the world. Unfortunately, I've got a few projects a bit higher up on the food chain right now.
• miles 16y ago
  Boot any and all ISO images from USB drive http://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/201005080700_boot_any_iso_from_usb.html http://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/201005080700_boot_any_iso_from...
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