[syslinux] dual disk netboot approach

[Gene Cumm]

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 21:54, Jeffrey Hutzelman <jhutz at cmu.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 00:16 +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> My challenge is to run Linux on a computer
>> where I don't dare to touch the Microsoft Windows harddisk.

> You may be able to accomplish your goal with a slightly more hideous
> alternative.  In ISOLINUX only, the 'localboot' command supports an
> option to boot from a particular local disk, by providing a BIOS drive
> number.  So, try using PXELINUX to load MEMDISK and a CD-ROM image
> containing ISOLINUX and a config file that chains to your second disk.

What about chain.c32?  This can load boot sectors from MBRs and VBRs
(Volume) and offers far more flexibility than ISOLINUX's LOCALBOOT.
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Comboot/chain.c32

-- 
-Gene