I use loadlin for this purpose, make the stick bootable with ms-dos version 6.x use the config.sys menu to make the various boot options and use loadlin in autoexec.bat to boot from your bootdisk images. Matthijs Sneijders CORUS Research, Development & Technology Building 3G16 room 3-312 P.O. Box 10.000 1970 CA IJMUIDEN phone +31 (0)251-496400 fax +31 (0)251-470064 mail matthijs.sneijders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Furnish, Trever G" <TGFurnish@herffjon To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> es.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: install from usb key? (Slightly OT) redhat-list-bounces @redhat.com 24-08-2006 17:22 Please respond to General Red Hat Linux discussion list I have an 8GB usb key. I'd like to be able to do an automated install of RHEL4 from it. But I'd also like to boot other ISOs from it as well. Anyone have any ideas or pointers even for where to start looking for info on doing that? Note, I already know how to build a custom kickstart CD -- that's not what I need help with. I'm looking for a way to put multiple, completely unrelated ISO images on a single USB key and then have a boot-loader that lets me choose between them, then boot from them as though the CD was in the drive. For example, here are possible ISO images and floppy disk images I would like to store on the USB key and boot from: - custom kickstart iso image to do an automated install of redhat - per-server boot floppy image (as produced using mkbootdisk) - SystemRescueCD iso image (http://www.sysresccd.org) - msdos floppy disk image to boot memtestx86 - "Ultimate Bood CD for Windows" (http://www.ubcd4win.com) So basicly I need some way to select from among multiple boot sectors (grub would probably be fine) and some way to determine those boot sectors (this is where i'm lost). Any ideas? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ********************************************************************** This transmission is confidential and must not be used or disclosed by anyone other than the intended recipient. Neither Corus Group Plc nor any of its subsidiaries can accept any responsibility for any use or misuse of the transmission by anyone. ********************************************************************** -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list