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Old 02-11-2011, 03:30 AM   #1
linuxwhacko
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Installing Linux mint without cd or usb


http://www.linuxforu.com/teach-me/ti...ht-from-an-iso


i followed the above tutorial to install Linux mint
and created /casper and copied the mint iso along with vmlinuz and initrd.lz into it,then inserted the following text into grub.conf

title Install Mint
root (hd0,6)
kernel /casper/vmlinuz
initrd /casper/initrd.lz

after rebooting and choosing Install Mint ,i got this:

No intid found.Try passsing init=bootarg

BusyBox v1.15.3 built in Shell(ash)


initarmfs>

what to do now ?
 
Old 02-11-2011, 06:45 AM   #2
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since it assumes that you have a 'nix O/S already installed - just what is it?.

that method uses Grub Legacy - not the new Grub2, that Mint now uses.
- the error is, that it can't find the boot loader, within Mint.
 
Old 02-11-2011, 07:14 AM   #3
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i am using fedora 14 and it uses grub not grub 2
how can Grub Legacy work now?
do i have to install grub 2 or there is some command to update grub to grub2 ?
 
  


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