On 18.09.2011 21:01, Harry Putnam wrote: > I've been looking around for a way to install gentoo just by plopping > an ISO into a known partition,. > > I'm not getting much from google on this search string: > install gentoo directly from iso. Or I should say: > > I've found a couple of how toos but they involve quite a lot of mumbo > jumbo like this one: > > http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/2011/06/boot-livecd-iso-image-from-hdd/305 > > I can follow that alright but first wanted to make sure there > is not a well established mainstream way of doing it. > > >
Maybe this helps: Boot the ISO image from the disk using Grub2 http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Easy_install_SystemRescueCd_on_harddisk#Boot_the_ISO_image_from_the_disk_using_Grub2 Here is my grub config: set isofile="/systemrescuecd-x86-2.3.1.iso" loopback loop (vg_8540w-lv_boot)$isofile linux (loop)/isolinux/rescue64 docache setkmap=sg isoloop=$isofile initrd (loop)/isolinux/initram.igz If you use "docache", you are able to unmount your partition after booting... I don't know if this works with the Gentoo livecd...
