I walk with 10~20 ISO files in a single USB memory pendrive to perform lots of installations and hardware tests with different GNU/Linux distribution.
Grub has been my best option, but it's very tricky to properly configure grub.cfg for each different OS. El 30/07/16 a les 23:47, Nio Wiklund ha escrit: > Hi scrooyahoo, > > [replying inline] > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2016-07-30 kl. 22:58, skrev scrooya...@riseup.net: >> I'm looking into MKUSB and OBI. >> >> I see OBI can pick tar-balls stored on a stick. But is it also possible >> to work with multiple ISO's? > > The OBI does not work with iso files. But there are other tools, that > can make multiboot USB drives, for example according to this link: > > 'One pendrive for all PC (Intel/AMD) computers - single-boot dual-boot > multi-boot' > > https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2259682 > > It works for Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distros, but you have to fix the > menuentries in grub.cfg for the other linux distros. > > There are also multiboot-usb, multisystem and YUMI > >> Would be nice to have 1 stick that can load: >> 32 bit >> 64 bit >> pae >> and eventually also the PPC > > It is possible except PPC, because it has a different architecture, and > needs different machine code. > >> And also to make a stick with all 32 or 64 bit *buntu's side by side. > > You can make such a pendrive according to the link above or get one. > > Some people like that, but I think it is better to consider pendrives as > temporary devices. > > I store iso files in my main computer's 'data' partition, and flash one > of them to a pendrive, when I want to use it. If you want to bring many > iso files in the pocket, you can have a second pendrive with iso files. > It is a good idea to have fast USB 3 pendrives. They are faster in USB 2 > ports too, because the flash memory hardware is often limiting the data > transfer speed. See this link: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Prerequisites > > I use mkusb (to wrap a safety belt around dd alias 'disk destroyer'), > most of the time making simple live-only pendrives that are cloned from > the iso files. Most iso files today are 'hybrid' iso files, which means > that they work when cloned, so it is a very simple process. > > It is a lot of work to keep a multiboot pendrive up to date, it can > easily lag behind. It is somewhat complicated to keep the boot script > (grub.cfg or a corresponding file for other bootloaders) up to date and > working if you have several different distros. > > There is also Ubuntu AIO at > > http://linuxaio.net/ > >> Specially now that 8GB is about the smallest stick size thats still >> available in stores. >> >> This would it make it less of a hassle to try a few distros. >> >> I now have 4 Sticks in use for Lubuntu 16.04 64, 32, and alternate 64 >> and 32bit >> that puts about 28GB doing nothing. >> >> I have tried 2 multiboot options i could find but for some reason only >> one of those partially works. >> >> OBI looks like a good solution, but most distro's sit in a ISO. > > Please try and find out which way you want to manage your iso files and > boot drives :-) > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
