[syslinux] SYSLINUX Digest, Vol 49, Issue 19

[Duke McAllister]

> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:37:51 -0700
> From: "J.H." <warthog19 at eaglescrag.net>
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] USB stick meets ISO system
> To: Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl>
> Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
> Message-ID: <1177785471.25140.29.camel at localhost.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain
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> On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 12:57 +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > Op 23-04-2007 om 17:59 schreef Christopher R. Parr:
> > > Hi!
> > > > I'm trying to build a Installation usb stick (4GB) with several Linux
> > > System iso's on the stick.
> > > > Now my question:
> > > > Can I tell Syslinux to mount the required iso inti / and then to boot
> > > that system?
> > >
> 
> Not really - you have the problem the syslinux (or memdisk) doesn't
> internally know or want to know how to deal with CD iso's (the reasons
> for that are in the archives)
> 
> There are some exceptions to this rule - Redhat/Fedora based installers
> internal to their installation mechanism know how to deal with loop back
> mounting an iso, so it's possible to use their kernel+initrd to boot
> from pxelinux and than it will deal with the iso after that (basically
> just loop back mount it).  I haven't seen many others that do this but
> the rule more or less boils down to syslinux + cd iso's don't mix.
> 
> - John 'Warthog9' Hawley
> 

John:  There are a few popular distros that do permit this.  Knoppix and the 
ones based on the Linux-Live scripts are ones that I'm most familiar with.  
OTOH, mounting an ISO from linuxrc isn't as tough as writing an ISO-compatible 
memdisk.  It mite take a few days, but given that there are several working 
examples of doing this very task, the orig inquiry illustrates a lack of 
understanding of 'hacking' a custom solution.  *And* one mite realize a 
solution w/o even touching the init ramdisk, by dismantling the indiv ISOs and 
"wiring" their contents into a custom SYSLINUX menu.

Yes, multiple solutions are possible and available...

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