Boot Linux without using any booting device

Posted by Abdul Qadeer in Information Tech, Linux | Comments Off

To boot system with  without cdrom, network or any booting device. Just copy the ISO image on your linux server and perform the following steps.

[root@power ~]# mkdir /mnt/tmp

mount Iso image.

[root@power ~]# mount -o loop /data/fc4/FC4-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/tmp

[root@power ~]# mkdir /boot/mylinux

cp /mnt/tmp/isolinux/vmlinuz /boot/mylinux

cp /mnt/tmp/isolinux/initrd.img /boot/mylinux/initrdMy.img

then add following lines to /etc/grub.conf

title Fedora Core 4 Installer
root (hd0,0)
kernel /mylinux/vmlinuzMy
initrd /mylinux/initrdMy.img

reboot

 

source: http://techsnail.com/howtos-tutorials/boot-linux-without-using-any-booting-device-by-asim-abbas/