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Re: Boot from an ISO-File?
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Jordan Uggla |
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Re: Boot from an ISO-File? |
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Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:41:51 -0700 |
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:32 AM, David A. Cobb <address@hidden> wrote:
> The object: testing downloaded Linux (Ubuntu 11.04-pre) install media,
> avoiding burning more coasters.
Ubuntu includes a loopback.cfg in their iso images specifically for
this purpose. By using the loopback.cfg you ensure that the commands
used have actually be designed and tested (by the Ubuntu developers)
to work for loop booting:
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Loopback.cfg#How_do_you_use_a_loopback.cfg_to_boot_an_iso.3F
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Jordan Uggla (Jordan_U on irc.freenode.net)