In that case, change the above command from Download ISOsĬreate a directory to hold the ISOs: # mkdir /mnt/boot/iso & cd /mnt/boot/isoĭownload the files: # wget -c -O # wget -c -O debian-6.0.5-amd64-netinst.iso # wget -c -O install-amd64-minimal-20120621.iso Note2: On some systems, the /mnt/boot/grub directory can also be named /mnt/boot/grub2. Note: You can edit the file /mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg to your liking, e.g. # grub2-install -no-floppy -root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdbĬonfigure GRUB (copy and paste the following code into your terminal): Note: On some system, grub-install can also be named grub2-install. Install GRUB: # grub-install -no-floppy -root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdb

“MultiOSInstallDisk”): # mkfs.vfat -n MultiOSInstallDisk /dev/sdb1 Install GRUB Partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additionalįormat the disk and give it a nice label (e.g. WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x Make it bootable: Command (m for help): aĬalling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Last sector, +sectors or +size (2048-3923967, default 3923967):Ĭhanged system type of partition 1 to c (W95 FAT32 (LBA)) Use default values for size: Command (m for help): n

Next, clear the partition table and boot sector on the disk: # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb count=1024Ĭreate a new VFAT partition with 512B sectors: # fdisk -b 512 /dev/sdb Plug in the USB-stick in your computer and check what device file it was assigned to: # fdisk -lĪssuming the USB-stick was located on /dev/sdb, unmount if needed to: # umount /dev/sdb1 Install the necessary packages: # apt-get install dosfstools Formatting the USB stick If you configured it as a module, load it by typing: # modprobe loop Prepare Ubuntu Host For that you need the loop driver (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP). To install GRUB2, follow this guide:įinally, you might also want to mount iso files on your host computer. Since GRUB2 is still under development, GRUB Legacy is the standard bootloader for Gentoo. Install the necessary packages: # emerge -av grub dosfstools

Minimal/Network installation images of all distributions you want to be able to install.

This feature is not available on earlier versions of GRUB. GRUB2 is required to boot ISO images directly from disk.

Linux should have GRUB2 (not GRUB/GRUB Legacy) installed.

Other solutions, like syslinux, requires you to open and copy files from the ISO when creating the USB stick, instead of just putting the whole ISO there instead.

It loads and boots the entire ISO file of the selected OS from the stick.

It supports installation of multiple OS:s.

The main differences between this solution and many other USB installation sticks are:

If you, like me, are tired of burning the latest version of your favorite Linux distribution to a CD/DVD every time a new version comes out, this multi-os installation stick might solve the problem for you.

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