[TriLUG] ISO boot loader OR not wasting CDs

[Justin]

I came across this about two weeks ago.  Seems to work great under the 
use cases I've tried it in.

http://www.netboot.me/

If you go to the "Getting Started" link it will show you how to boot 
this from a usb img.  The project also provides a nice interface for 
creating your own boot images for distros that aren't defaultly supported.

HTH,
Justin

Chris Knowles wrote:
> I have had much the same desire, though mine was due to wanting to have the
> ability to load up multpile rescue/utility CDs on one USB key.
> (sysrescueCD, backtrack, and one other that escapes me right now.)
>
> My Google Fu found several howtos on how to do this with a specific set of
> ISOs, but no generalized rules that would allow me to plug in any ISOs that
> I wanted.
>
> Though now that I repeat my Google Fu, I discover that I may have been
> mentally impaired that day.  It looks like there's some good general
> information on the Hak5 Episode 524 show notes...
>
> http://revision3.com/hak5/usbmultipass
>
> Hope this helps.  I think it will help me with mine.
>
> CJK
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Thomas Ingram <thomas at ravinggenius.com>wrote:
>
>   
>> The only thing I seem to use CDs for anymore is burning various live
>> CDs to try out or install. This seems like such a waste. What I'd like
>> to have is a bootloader on a USB device, along with any number of ISO
>> files. When booting from the USB drive, the bootloader would list each
>> image in a menu to select. After selecting one, boot would continue as
>> a live CD. Is there anything I could use for this?
>>
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