The problem with grub is that it needs minimal filesystem-specific drivers. Here are some more details: http://linux.ensimag.fr/~acrequy/wiki/index.php/GrubBootAnIso
In short, you can chainload isolinux to accomplish what you want but using grub directly won't work. -M On Dec 12, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Robert Citek wrote: > > Is it possible to boot an image from grub? > > I normally boot LiveCDs on my x86 system using the CD-ROM: insert CD > and boot system. What I would rather do is put the ISO images on a > hard drive with an ext3 filesystem and use grub to boot from the > images. What I'm thinking is that I need to put the kernels and > initrds for each ISO in their own folder, and then point grub to the > kernels. Something like this: > > /dev/hda1/ > |-- boot > | `-- grub > |-- dsl-1.5 > | |-- dsl-1.5.iso > | `-- vmlinuz > |-- knoppix.402 > | |-- knoppix.402.iso > | |-- linux > | `-- minirt.gz > |-- kubuntu.510 > | |-- initrd.img > | |-- kubuntu.510.iso > | `-- vmlinuz > `-- ubuntu.510 > |-- initrd.img > |-- ubuntu.510.iso > `-- vmlinuz > > I had a look through the grub website[1], but didn't find anything > about booting an image. Is it possible to boot an image? If so, > what would a grub stanza look like? > > [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ > > Regards, > - Robert > http://www.cwelug.org/downloads > Help others get OpenSource software. Distribute FLOSS > for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent > > > _______________________________________________ > CWE-LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.cwelug.org/ > http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ > http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/ |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- AgentM [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
