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ploplinux iso booting
swed:
Hallo Elmar,
I've got a USB stick with installed GRUB2 on it and with few OS (like LinuxMint) saved as iso files.
I am booting the OS directly from iso files.
I tried to do the same with Plop Linux.
This is the entry in my grub.cfg
menuentry “ploplinux” {
set isofile=”/boot/iso/ploplinux-4.1.2.iso”
loopback loop $isofile
linux (loop)/syslinux/kernel/bzImage iso_filename=$isofile vga=1
initrd (loop)/syslinux/kernel/initramfs.gz
}
After start (initramfs) there is first the message:
searching on usb drives
waiting for new usb drivessh: sdb2: bad number
after several tries on usb it will be search on usb cdrom
and finished with
*** plop linux not found, starting busybox.
If I copy the folder ploplinux from Plop Linux CD to the USB stick and then start, the Plop Linux is starting properly.
Question
Is there any way to boot ploplinux from the iso file without copying first the folder ploplinux to the USB stick or without remastering the ploplinux iso file?
Best wishes for the NewYear.
swed
Elmar:
hi,
Quote from: swed on January 04, 2012, 08:45:51 AM>>>>I am booting the OS directly from iso files.
I tried to do the same with Plop Linux.
<<<<
directly from the iso is not supported. until now, i did not think about that feature.
is there a special reason why you want only have iso's for booting?
Quote from: swed on January 04, 2012, 08:45:51 AM>>>>If I copy the folder ploplinux from Plop Linux CD to the USB stick and then start, the Plop Linux is starting properly.
<<<<
the iso is not needed, but you have to set the kernel and initrd to the correct path.
best regards
elmar
swed:
Hallo,
>> is there a special reason why..
Yes, sure.
On the USB stick with installed GRUB2, there is the folder boot and in it there are sub folders grub and iso.
In the folder iso there are the iso files LinuxMint12, LinuxMint11, LinuxMint10, Ubuntu11..., PartEdMagic and so on. In grub.cfg there are needed entries.
So, I've got with me many distributions, releases and can very easy start one of them e.g. for testing.
If a new release is out, I just download the new iso file, copy to the iso folder, make an entry in grub.cfg and without any further installation can start it for testing.
E.g. PartEdMagic (PM) is always on the latest level, end for this, very often there is a new release.
16 GB or 32 GB stick are nowadays not more so expensive, so is possible to have in a pocket plenty of different OS and use them on own or friends computers, (viruses checking, secure banking...)
A different ways are use for iso booting, I like the one from PM. PM can, if requested; save session, settings for future, even started from iso file. LM or Ubuntu can do this too, but not so easy, additional partition needed.
Have a look on the Mathias's page:
http://de.hardware-wiki.org/wiki/Multiboot-USB-Stick
It will be very nice, if Plop Linux will be possible to boot from the iso file too.
Regards
swed
Elmar:
hi,
i updated my plop linux boot routines and iso booting is possible with the next release.
its also possible to boot the iso over the network :)
best regards
elmar
chucha:
Hi!
Is ploplinux-4.1.3-test2 still "test"
or it's good idea not to wait anymore for "final"
release and to start to use it?
Regards!
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