[Quantian-general] Subject: RE: Problems running from .iso file

[jack byers]

Raymond E. Rogers wrote
>I am trying to run from a .iso image, and it almost works


> title Quantian kernel 2.6
>  root (hd0,0)
 > kernel /linux26 ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us
> apm=power-off vga=791 nomce nodma failsafe fromhd=/dev/null
> bootfrom=/dev/hda1/Quantian_0.7.9.2.iso config=scan home=scan
 >initrd /minirt26.gz

here  /dev/hda1/Qxxiso  ??? is your Qiso actually in hda1?
   most boot partitions are much smaller than the 2.8 gb Q.iso
   but even if your bootprtn hda1 is large enough, you seem
   to be trying to run your Q root system out of your boot partition
    rather than from where it should be, in its own partition.
   you need somethig like
 bootfrom=/dev/hdax/Quantian_0.7.9.2.iso
where x>2   bc hda2 is your fc5( I think)


>title PCLinuxOS
>kernel (hd1,2)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb3 rhgb quiet
>initrd (hd1,2)/boot/initrd.img

you seem to use separate partitions correctly for your pclinuxos
(whatever that is)
so just use the same model for using a separate partition for your Qiso



fwiw here is my fc5 plus Q system
i dont have a boot partition  and i dont use logicalvolumes
my fc5 runs out of  sda1  and my Quantian out of sdb7

title Fedora Core (2.6.17-1.2174_FC5) sda1
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5.img

title Quantian0.7.9.2 kernel 2.6 sdb7
        root (hd1,6)
   kernel /boot/linux26 ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us
apm=power-off vga=791 nomce quiet fb1280x1024 screen=1280x1024
fromhd=/dev/null bootfrom=/dev/sdb7/Quantian_0.7.9.2.iso config=scan
home=scan noprompt
   initrd /boot/minirt26.gz


hope this helps
Jack
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