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With [[Grub| | With [[Grub| GRUB2]], you can easily boot a livecd image from your hard drive. | ||
== General guide == | == General guide == | ||
{{ | {{Note|This is general example. It may not work with all livecds.}} | ||
1. Copy the iso image to root folder for simplicity: | 1. Copy the iso image to root folder for simplicity: | ||
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###i## cp /home/user/downloads/systemrescuecd.iso /src.iso | ###i## cp /home/user/downloads/systemrescuecd.iso /src.iso | ||
}} | |||
2. Reboot and when grub2 loads press 'c' for console. Run the following commands (tab autocompletion is your friend): | 2. Reboot and when grub2 loads press 'c' for console. Run the following commands (tab autocompletion is your friend): | ||
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loopback loop (hd0,2)/src.iso | loopback loop (hd0,2)/src.iso | ||
linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz | linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz | ||
initrd (loop)/boot/initrd.lz | initrd (loop)/boot/initrd.lz | ||
boot | boot | ||
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[[Category:HOWTO]] | [[Category:HOWTO]] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, June 24, 2015
With GRUB2, you can easily boot a livecd image from your hard drive.
General guide
Note
This is general example. It may not work with all livecds.
1. Copy the iso image to root folder for simplicity:
root # cp /home/user/downloads/systemrescuecd.iso /src.iso
2. Reboot and when grub2 loads press 'c' for console. Run the following commands (tab autocompletion is your friend):
loopback loop (hd0,2)/src.iso linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz initrd (loop)/boot/initrd.lz boot