Simon, Assuming you could get it in that format, it comes down to how flexible the initrd was made for it. I'm not saying they didn't make it flexible, I just wouldn't count on it.
--R On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 12:25 -0400, Simón Ruiz wrote: > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Rob Ludwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > Rob, > > What would happen if you ran the isotostick script on a hard drive > partition rather than a Flash stick (or, say, ran it on a Flash stick > and then DD'd that Flash drive's content onto the partition) and > pointed GRUB to boot off that partition? > > I don't understand all the little pieces of the process, but with the > little understanding I have this sounds like it *might* work. > > > --R > > --S > > _______________________________________________ > 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
