[Gllug] Knoppix and similar

Bruce Richardson itsbruce at uklinux.net
Fri Sep 17 15:42:18 UTC 2004


On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 04:35:36PM +0100, Jack wrote:
> * John Hearns <john.hearns at clustervision.com> [040917 16:31]:
> > On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 16:03, Jack Bertram wrote:
> > Is this an option in Knoppix?
> > I can see how you would mount the ISO image as a loopback,
> > but how would you get the thing to boot in the first place?
> > I guess there will be some Syslinux magic.
> 
> I've never used Knoppix, so I don't know whether this is an available
> feature of the installer.

It is.  One of the options is to write a single file to the local HD
which is then used as a loopback device.

-- 
Bruce

I see a mouse.  Where?  There, on the stair.  And its clumsy wooden
footwear makes it easy to trap and kill.  -- Harry Hill
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