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howtos:slackware_admin:booting_install_from_hdd [2012/10/25 09:00 (UTC)] – [GRUB-legacy] bormant | howtos:slackware_admin:booting_install_from_hdd [2013/05/23 12:33 (UTC)] (current) – [GRUB-legacy] whiz | ||
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In order to boot the Slackware installation environment without creating install media you need an image of this boot environment, | In order to boot the Slackware installation environment without creating install media you need an image of this boot environment, | ||
+ | With grub2 you can also boot from the iso file by adding it to the grub menu. | ||
===== Image of the Environment ===== | ===== Image of the Environment ===== | ||
All software that you can use after booting the Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp> | All software that you can use after booting the Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp> | ||
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< | < | ||
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+ | ==== Boot ISO with GRUB2 ==== | ||
+ | Add to ''/ | ||
+ | menuentry " | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | set isofile="/ | ||
+ | | ||
+ | linux (loop)/ | ||
+ | | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Then update grub with: < | ||
+ | | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | where for sda2 you have to enter your root device. | ||
+ | </ | ||
===== Test It ===== | ===== Test It ===== | ||
Reboot your system and select SwSetup at boot prompt. | Reboot your system and select SwSetup at boot prompt. |