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wattOS R10 / Re: boot the iso file from the hdd - grub parameters
« on: July 22, 2017, 09:09:40 AM »
So, is there no way of booting WattOS R10 from an ISO stored in a HDD partition, using a regular grub entry?
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wattOS R10 / Re: boot the iso file from the hdd - grub parameters
« on: July 17, 2017, 07:09:09 PM »
I use sda2, then (hd0,2),
I need an entry like this:
menuentry "Try wattOS-R10-32bit without installing" {
set isofile="/ISOS/wattOS-R10-32.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,2)$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile} quiet splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.gz
}
I need an entry like this:
menuentry "Try wattOS-R10-32bit without installing" {
set isofile="/ISOS/wattOS-R10-32.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,2)$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile} quiet splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.gz
}
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wattOS R10 / Re: boot the iso file from the hdd - grub parameters
« on: July 16, 2017, 09:17:16 AM »
Yes, I saw this, but it is of little use in a live system since I would have to unplug the mouse. Rebuilding the iso file would be a better option.
The main problem, though, is the lack of information regarding the possibility to boot the iso from grub.
It works only with a wattos or mint live dvd inside the /dev/sr0 (the cdrom) .
In fact, the process keep seeking for the /dev/sr0 and seems to be happy even with a mint live dvd.
I need a parameter that tells grub what to do with /dev/sr0.
A light distro needs to be bootable from the iso file, possibly along with a persistence file, and a sort of 'remastersys' like puppy linux does.
No virtualbox involved.
Thanx.
The main problem, though, is the lack of information regarding the possibility to boot the iso from grub.
It works only with a wattos or mint live dvd inside the /dev/sr0 (the cdrom) .
In fact, the process keep seeking for the /dev/sr0 and seems to be happy even with a mint live dvd.
I need a parameter that tells grub what to do with /dev/sr0.
A light distro needs to be bootable from the iso file, possibly along with a persistence file, and a sort of 'remastersys' like puppy linux does.
No virtualbox involved.
Thanx.
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wattOS R10 / boot the iso file from the hdd - grub parameters
« on: July 15, 2017, 01:44:15 PM »
Hi,
I can boot several iso files stored in the hdd, like ubuntu, mint, arch etch, but I cannot find a 'recipe' to boot the wattOS-R10-32.iso
Do you know a way to accomplish this? i love being able to try a distro without burning a CD or writing an USB key;
I've already used the second option, but it was slow and with the mouse freezing bug.
When I try to boot the iso, I receive the error: << can't find /dev/sr0>>, or something similar.
Thanx
testing config:
menuentry "Try wattOS-R10-32bit without installing" {
set isofile="/ISOS/wattOS-R10-32.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,2)$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile} quiet splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.gz
}
I can boot several iso files stored in the hdd, like ubuntu, mint, arch etch, but I cannot find a 'recipe' to boot the wattOS-R10-32.iso
Do you know a way to accomplish this? i love being able to try a distro without burning a CD or writing an USB key;
I've already used the second option, but it was slow and with the mouse freezing bug.
When I try to boot the iso, I receive the error: << can't find /dev/sr0>>, or something similar.
Thanx
testing config:
menuentry "Try wattOS-R10-32bit without installing" {
set isofile="/ISOS/wattOS-R10-32.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,2)$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile} quiet splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.gz
}
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