usb multi-iso boot
Posted by John on 5th December 2009
To use a tech-term – w00t ! [ahem] Been looking to have a multi-boot capability from a USB thumb drive for some time now.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-iso-from-usb-flash-drive/ for the basics, then
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-multiple-iso-from-usb-multiboot-usb/ for multi-boot.
I have any number of utilities I might want to use (memtest, partEd, various Linux utils, etc.) as well as system install images (Windows 7 x86 or x64, Ubuntu, etc.). Let’s not forget disaster recovery (Acronis restore, Truecrypt Boot CD, etc.)
Now you really can have your cake and eat it too. I’ve tested this so far only with FAT-32 partitions; it did not want to [easily] transfer itself to an NTFS formatted 16g usb drive.
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Tags: acronis, linux
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