Iso booting with grub2

Question

I am using Linux Mint 10, and it is installed on sda8.

I edited /etc/grub.d/40_custom:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Adding 40_custom.">&2
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.

menuentry "fedora ISO" {
    loopback loop (hd0,8)/boot/iso/Fedora-14-i386-DVD.iso
    linux  (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz boot=isolinux iso-scan/filename=/boot/iso/Fedora$
    initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd.img
}

Then I ran sudo update-grub2. After rebooting, I chose “Fedora ISO”. The computer restarted.

I tried following this guide, but it didn't work.

Do I need to change the file permissions of the boot and casper folders or there is some other problem?

Related: [Installing Grub (2) on a USB flash drive](http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/665/250) — phunehehe, Feb 25 '11 at 14:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 25 '11 at 14:37

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You have to make sure that the lines point to correct file locations. For example, I have a Fedora ISO with me, but I cannot find the file /boot/vmlinuz or /boot/initrd.img in it. At the very least you should have:

menuentry "Fedora ISO" {
    loopback loop (hd0,8)/path/to/Fedora-14-i386-DVD.iso
    linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz0 boot=isolinux iso-scan/filename=/Fedora13.iso splash --
    initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd0.img
}

Maybe you misunderstood that, but linux and initrd above point to the entries inside the ISO, not on your hard drive.

answered Feb 25 '11 at 14:37

phunehehe

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phunehehe,i have changed the code as u said still when i choose fedora Iso at grub,the pc restarts – user4391 Feb 25 '11 at 14:53
Can you help me at http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/249049/66803 ? – Pandya Dec 17 '15 at 05:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 28 '11 at 10:11

I tried Grub2 to boot directly to a .iso`` file with Fedora, CentOS live CD but failed. I think it is because they are using the CD's label to detect the root device. I have extracted Fedora's ISO content to a folder and hook it with this:

menuentry "Fedora 16 [GNOME] (x86_64)" --class fedora --class os {
  linux /boot/iso/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-GNOME/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=UUID=DB92-7E14 rootfstype=vfat ro liveimg quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0
  initrd /boot/iso/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-GNOME/isolinux/initrd0.img
}

You can find your boot partition UUID by using this command line:

ls -lh /dev/disk/by-uuid/

Remember to change your boot partition type to your.

Iso booting with grub2

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