Thread: Multiboot USB...

hey all? big 1 you...

have 16gb usb flash drive.

want:
ubuntu 10.04 installed on it
ability choose, @ boot, whether boot ubuntu, or rescue utilities put on there
ideally able keep them in iso format simulate cd on fly...

attempts have not panned out, resulting in either kernel panic after editing of grub files () or nothing...

best way of accomplishing this?
using what?
grub2? grub4dos?
should install first ?
1 chainloads other more easily???

going half crazy on this... shouldn't hard... oh well. i've got time.

going appreciated. .
thanks!

with 16gb flash standard full install of ubuntu if second drive. sure install grub using advanced button usb drive.

can install many iso want , loop mount them.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p24/022f.png
dual boot 2 drives, windows & lucid 10.04
http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p24.html

standard full install flash or ssd:
ubuntu karmic koala encrypted flash memory installation
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p19.html
use ext2 or ext4 without journal
tune2fs -o ^has_journal /dev/sda1
no swap or set swapiness
after installing, change fstab gets mounted noatime.
change noop i/o scheduler

can install isos. have grub2 installed , need copy iso location , modify grub.cfg loopmount them.

multiboot usb grub2 (boot directly iso files)
install grub2, create folder isos , edit grub.cfg loop mount isos.
howto: booting livecd isos usb flash drive grub2
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1288604
install grub2 usb -general info
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/....html#grub_usb


few isos not loop mount. if wanted usb flash iso script automates it. can @ script see how mount of ones set up.
multibootusb - install , boot multiple linux pendrive / flash drive / usb disk
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1518273
http://blog.p-mt.net/archives/644

if put them in different partition more hard drive.
direct boot on hard drive:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1549847
[solved] using grub 2 boot iso off hard drive
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...&highlight=iso

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