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On 06/02/12 09:45, Philip Hudson wrote:
Probably won't be there, so: multisystem ftw
On 5 Feb 2012 20:02, "paul sutton" <zleap@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:zleap@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi
As I am coming to the meet on saturday I would like to create a dual
boot memory stick, I have a 2gb one here that I use for to store the
latest ubuntu so I can install on devices like my netbook and main
computer as neither have optical drives.
I am going to upgrade my netbook to ubuntu 11.10 this week, but would
like to figure out how to set up the memory stick so it can hold 2
distros, and when booted give a choice of which to boot in to.
So I can stick an iso of say 11.10 and an iso of debian business card on
to the hdd then from that, on the 2gb memory stick create a dual boot
install system, I am unsure how so perhaps can we have a go on
saturday. I can create a single distro boot disk no problem.
Sure there are instructions somewhere, but this to me is what lug meets
are partly for, social and hacking.
thanks
Paul
Multiboot usb (usually debian variants) works fine here but I never tried with a business card iso, It's only an installer, unlike an image that starts an actual "live system".
Getting the stick to boot at all is the awkward bit.If your existing setup already has syslinux, you should be able to just copy in the files (vmlinuz, initrd.gz and the iso) and make a new entry in syslinux.cfg.
If there exists already another vmlinuz and initrd.gz, put one set in a directory and adjust syslinux.cfg to suit
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-flexible David -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq