boot multiple net install distros from usb key

[William Park]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:38:21AM -0400, teddy mills wrote:
> 
> I would like to install onto a bootable USB key
> Net Installers for:
> 
> Centos  net install 32+64 bit
> fedora  net install 32+64 bit
> a bootable linux system rescue cd
> etc
> 
> and choose the distro from prompt
> 
> Is there much a usb distro or iso for this?
> Or will it have to be homemade?
> Will I need one key for 32-bit distros and another for 64-bit distros?

Best analogy would be... how would you boot a harddisk that contains
Windows 97, Windows 98, Windows 99, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, etc.
:-)  Each partition will have both OS and "root" boot loader.  And,
you would have MBR with simply the list to jump to.
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