Yes, it could be done. It is, however, complicated. So right now you've got this:
isolinux -> loads kernel & initial ramdisk -> mounts iso9660 filesystem -> boots up -> runs script And you basically want this: boot.ini -> grub/lilo -> loads kernel & initial ramdisk -> mounts iso9660 filesystem (or ext3) -> boots up -> runs script. If you're going to run into any trouble here, it's going to be with the initial ramdisk not knowing how to properly mount root when you move it to the hard disk. At that point I would be looking at solutions like puppy linux or using a mini slackware install. --R On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 16:24 -0400, Aaron Schneider wrote: > Hi All... > > My name is Aaron...I'm mostly just a lurker on this group and a > general linux beginner. I have a few computers running Suse that I > toy around with, but nothing serious. Anyway I've been asked to look > at a self-contained imaging solution for a PC running XP using open > source software. > > I came across the PING (http://ping.windowsdream.com/ping.html) iso > which does the imaging function I want in the way I want. > > What I need assistance with is getting the contents of the isolinux > bootable CD copied to the physical drive so that I can use the > existing MBR and windows boot.ini to reference it from the drive as > another boot option...rather than having to use the CD. > > I don't have a real aversion to using grub as the boot loader if that > vastly simplifies things, but I would prefer leave the boot loader as > is if possible. > > I have the utilities necessary to resize/format/etc. the partitions if > needed. I just don't have enough experience with linux to know how > complicated, if at all, this task is. > > I attempted a few things based on a few google hits, but so far no > joy. > > Any advice/resources would be appreciated. > > -A > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
