also kernel will fail if it can't access/write to loopback (hfs+ comes to mind, or kernel which does not support ntfs)
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:30 PM, step21 <f...@terrorpop.de> wrote: > I didn't mean you need an additional grub command ... but w/e > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Vladimir Serbinenko <phco...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:14 PM, step21 <f...@terrorpop.de> wrote: >>> >>> Or maybe this makes it more clear: With wubi (which uses grub4dos) for >>> example this only works, because the ubuntu installer and lateron the >>> installed system provide additional software that enables the system >>> to do so. (lupin/caspar) >> >> on this system you don't need any additional command. Just load kernel from >> loopback >>> >>> This only works if specifically supported by >>> some iso, it will not work to boot isos in general. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Vladimir Serbinenko <phco...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Usefulness of this is limited to situation where payload uses bios calls >>> > which are quite few (dos and dos based tools, some booters). You can't >>> > boot >>> > a modern OS this way: it will fail the millisecond OS switches to its >>> > own >>> > drivers. Additionally to do such thing you need to leave kernel in >>> > memory. >>> > Leaving kernel in memory can be useful in some situations but needs >>> > memory >>> > restructuring. Follow parallel thread on moving kernel to high memory >>> > >>> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Chip Panarchy <forumanar...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hello >>> >> >>> >> Please add support for booting to a .iso into GRUB2. >>> >> >>> >> More info: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5041 >>> >> >>> >> Thanks in advance, >>> >> >>> >> Panarchy >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Grub-devel mailing list >>> >> Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Grub-devel mailing list >>> > Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Grub-devel mailing list >>> Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Grub-devel mailing list >> Grub-devel@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >> >> > _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
