Quote Originally Posted by stars
Hi, I have been using the bootfrom options for awhile now and its very fast.
I have multiple iso livecd on my HD. Just wonder if this is possible to have a boot menu (small disc) configured just to load the individual iso files?
I am not very knowledgable about the linux boot process ... I have tried this. But becasue the iso are of different kernel/distributions, it does complains a lot!
I am wondering, could I burn a kernel/distribution independent bootloader disc? Just like a bootloader in MBR? I store all my iso files in /dev/hda1/iso/*.isoThanks!
Look at http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Win_Partition
I boot several knoppix and kanotix versions from the iso files on my ntfs xp partition. And obviously you can do the same with other partition types like fat16/32 ext2/3, usb disk/dongle, ... The key thing is to use the grub boot loader (grldr, grub.exe, grub4lin,...) and the modified initrd_ntfs (eventhough you won't boot from ntfs). The initrd linuxrc has been modified to boot from an iso file, included in a ntfs partition or not. Hope this help.
Cheers, Gilles