Re: grub2 not able to boot 1G size of linux iso file

[Tom Davies]

Hi :)
Isn't there a way of doing this through " isolinux " or something?
I've never figured it out myself but would kinda love to know.
Regards from
Tom :)


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> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 04:22:55 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: grub2 not able to boot 1G size of linux iso file
> You must convert the iso file to a bootable DVD  or flashdrive. The iso 
> represents a transformation of a linux system to a single sequential file. 
> Read more about what a Linux ISO file is about.
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>  Leslie
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> 10.01.2016 08:11, Ramakrishna Maladi (rmaladi) пишет:
>> Friends,
>>  On broad well-DE intel CPU chipset when I run grub2.0 to load my linux 
>> (Windriver destro of) iso file 1.2G, I am seeing an exception
>>  Would it be the EFI boot sevices issue in BIOS or an known issue on grub2.0 
>> ?
>>  Could you pls point me if there is a patch I need to take in grub2.0? I 
>> have grub2.0 source of 2014.
>>
>> error: unsupported serial port speed.
>> error: terminal `serial' isn't found.
>>
>>
>> GNU GRUB version 2.00
>> Press F2 to goto grub Menu..
>> Booting from USB..
>> Loading Kernel..
>> loader/i386/linux.c:535: prot_mode_mem = 2000000, prot_mode_target = 2000000,
>> prot_size = 124a000
>> loader/i386/linux.c:1225: bzImage, setup=0x3c00, size=0x124a000
>> Loading initrd..
>> loader/i386/linux.c:1440: linux cmd agrc = 1
>> loader/i386/linux.c:1444: argv[0]: (loop)/boot/initrd.img
>> ERROR: Class:3000000; Subclass:50000; Operation: 6
>>
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> I do not see such error string in current GRUB sources at all. Could you
> attach grub.cfg, otherwise we have no idea what your ISO does.
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