David Zakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Install some sort of minimalist distro with GRUB onto the computer. Put
> the CD image onto the hard drive, and use GRUB to boot the image from
> there. Some people still seem to strongly prefer LILO (the reasons are
> still a mystery to me), but GRUB is definitely what you need in this
> particular instance. Best tool for the job and such.

How do I get GRUB to boot an ISO image on a disk?  Do I dd it onto the
partition?  Format the partition ext3 and then dd an ISO into a file?  Mount
the CD and copy the entire filesystem file-by-file?

I'm really not trolling.  I've been arguing with GRUB at work for a while to
make it do the right thing with a CD on a box that insisted on not booting
off of the CD.

I fixed that system by netbooting it and flinging my Fedora CD into the
trash, but if it ever comes up again, I'd like to know a solution other than
"netboot Slackware."

Ben
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