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> This is how I specified it: |
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> title Knoppix ISO |
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> root (hd0,9) |
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> kernel /boot/isolinux/memdisk iso raw |
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> initrd (hd0,10)/KNOPPIX_V7.0.5DVD-2012-12-21-EN.iso |
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> Where (hd0,9) is my /boot partition and (hd0,10) is a large partition that |
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> contains various images. |
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> > > Trying to understand your grub entry - what is /boot/memdisk? Have |
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> you |
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> > > built |
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> > > some eltorito image for your purpose? How does it work? |
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> > |
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> > I am not sure how memdisk is working :-), it is part of sys-boot/syslinux |
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> > My understanding is that grub is loading memdisk as a kernel/os with an |
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> > option 'iso' and initrd option specifies what to mount as a rootfs?? |
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> Yes, that's right: |
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> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK |
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> Unfortunately, it can only boot some images it seems, or it can only boot |
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> them |
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> if they have been stored in /boot. I copied memdisk from the KNOPPIX DVD |
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> to |
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> my /boot, grub finds it and runs it, but then it fails to load the Knoppix ISO |
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> with this error: |
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> MEMDISK: No ramdisk image specified! |
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Too bad. I don't know. Have you tried this one: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=52419 |
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Regards, |
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Ivan |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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