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putting different distros in one dvd
i downloaded and purchased(since its cheap and i am supporting their efforts) a couple of distro. but it will be a waste if ill burn them each in one dvd.
is it possible to put some distros in one cd? Example i have here pclinuxos, fedora 9, ubuntu 8, linux mint and linspire, how can i put those in one dvd that after booting in dvd i can freely choose what distro i will install. is it possible? if yes what do i need to do. i am doing this first in windows then in a linux. please give me tutorial and instructions how to do it in both os. thank you |
1) Keyword for google ... multi boot dvd
This is for the wi.. part http://www.free-news-release.com/Cre...etail_595.html ==> Create MultiBoot CD and MultiBoot DVD - MagicISO and http://ostatic.com/160853-questions/multiboot-dvd http://www.magiciso.com/index.htm 2) For linux, keyword (probably) .. multi boot dvd linux. 3) These are 'isolinux/isolinux.cfg' examples, which can be edited to your requirements. Seems to be an idea to have some different "initrd" in different locations instead of one complex one. Example from LXF DVD 103, Linux Format. (Double sided) I have cut out some text ... Quote:
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3) Edit iso example (works every time, not the link, but the method) http://www.asylumnation.com/blogs/am...post-2775.html 4) Warning : 1 DVD will probable not do, making this perfect with the first "prototype" is difficult. Good Luck ! PS.: add 3).. I have used the method in 3) the opposite way of your requirement, to reduce a multi DVD to some cd's : extract the iso, edit and make a new .iso . And doing it the other way round should be no problem. |
i used magiciso to make my first suse and linspire multiboot dvd but i got two errors. my error when i attempted to boot in linspire is read error and series of weird characters e.g. E127430GH129. what does this mean? is my Magiciso combo messed up because the isolinux.cfg needs to be modified or it is just looking for files in the root directory which is missing because it is located to a folder as a whole bunch of iso file(my linspire was named as 1.iso and suse as 2.iso)?
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Suggest : Burn one .iso to cdrom (DVD) at a time in Windows
( " method ... burn image to cdrom ) Then you can install a Linux distro e.g. Suse and then use Suse or PCLinuxOS as system to make " multi - boot - DVD's " ( PCLinuxOS is one of my favorites, never fails ) Being a Linux forum, it is much easier to get help with Suse or another well known system. ( I have never used 'Magic Iso' , and I used Windows last time a year and a half ago ) Good Luck ! |
can you help me how to edit these isolinux.cfg of these distros. i am new and im not familiar with linux commands. i have here kubuntu installed. im planning to merge:
pclinuxos 2007, kubuntu 8.04.1, linux mint 5, feather linux 0.7.5,absolute linux 12.1.03 , burning thunder pup, bayanihan linux 4.0, puppy linux 4.00, damn small linux 4.4.3, simplymepis 7.0 please help me im planning to make my first experiment in my dvd rw in my second dvd im planning to merge linspire 6.0 and suse 10.1 |
Just experiment, start with an isolinux.cfg
and add other entries to that. And see examples in #2 again. And bye a big box of DVD-R or some DVD-RW : http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-5.2-658407/ (used 30 pcs for one experiment) Regards |
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