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How can I boot the PC-BSD live DVD-ISO IMAGE directly via GRUB2?
Via the loopback command, GRUB2 allows to directly boot an ISO file.
Now, I've configured the according menuentry to boot the PC-BSD Live DVD ISO, but when I try to boot it, the FreeBSD bootstrap ...
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How to create yaboot partition using a ppc Mac
My computer g4 1.5 ghz PowerBook ppc
I need to use this computer to make a yaboot partition on a USB stick.
Here is documentation for making a yaboot partition with a Linux machine:
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What is the “Bootable flag” option when installing a distro?
Is the "bootable flag" needed in today's distributions? If not, then Why is it still in the installers? What is it exactly?
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Boot Linux from UEFI BIOS
I'm porting UEFI BIOS. I'd like to download an Linux image (bzImage) to system memory by TFTP in my UEFI shell, and then boot the OS directly. I know we generally need another bootloader to do that. ...
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“ unsupported for `ljmp' ” error while compiling minimal bootloader and kernel
I'm using gmake to compile this code, but I'm stuck on this error message:
+ as kern/entry.S
kern/entry.S: Assembler messages:
kern/entry.S:55: Error: unsupported for `ljmp'
gmake: * ...
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Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD) viewer for linux
Is there such a thing as a Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD) viewer for Linux?
I understand that BCD files are 'like registry hives' and tools exist to read registry hives for Linux.
Is there a ...
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Ignorantly dd'd /dev/sda*
I was trying to write an iso to a flash drive. I mistakenly thought that all /dev/sda* are flash drives attached to the system. I wasn't sure how to figure out which was which, so I just unplugged my ...
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Preparing a Linux image in a virtual machine
I am trying to set up a system to prepare a Linux system on a virtual machine and then deploy it onto an SD card. The target system has an Atom processor, so there aren't architecture compatibility ...
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hack mac g4 powerbook firmware to boot linux?
Is there a way to flash/hack/jailbreak the firmware for say a 15" G4 powerbook so that I can boot from linux live usb sticks?
As it is many macs simply do not boot from usb, let alone usb sticks and ...
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How to fix possibly wiped MBR after centOS install?
I think I have messed this one up royally...
I have done a clean install of centOS 5.6 (x86_64) on my system. I got through the installation process successfully and rebooted. Now I am greeted with ...
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Red Hat and Windows 7 dual boot system
I am looking for the best way to create a dual boot on my Red Hat system.
This is a Red Hat 5.3 System for scientific use, and we need to run some Windows software on it for visualization purposes.
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Failed to boot a fresh FreeBSD 8.2 installation on an Intel SS4200-EHW
I've installed FreeBSD on an Intel SS4200-EHW which has four hard disks and a flash DOM (Disk On Module) disk through an IDE interface. I want to install FreeBSD on the Flash DOM. In order to get the ...
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GRUB File Not Read Correctly
I was installing Gentoo when I ran into problems with the bootloader. Whether I used the automatic or manual installation method, GRUB always threw the following error:
The file /boot/grub/stage1 ...
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BTX loader manual
I Can't find any good manual/reference about BTX bootloader integrated into FreeBSD.
Especially I would like to know:
if it's functionality resembles GRUB 2. For example, if it can boot OS other ...
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Installing Grub (2) on a USB flash drive
MultiBootISOs is a tool that let you install Grub on a USB flash drive. I really like it because it lets me boot from ISO files and let me put a bunch of ISOs on my USB and choose which one to boot.
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