boot multiple net install distros from usb key

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 06:50:10PM -0400, William Park wrote:
> 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.

I actually have something that does what was requested on my usb key,
but I can't remember what it is called.  Let me check it...

UNetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Seems to allow turning multiple ISO's into data files on a usb stick
with a boot menu.  Rather neat.

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Len Sorensen
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