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grub: boot from ISO
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Mar 15, 2026153859 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
How can I boot into an ISO file in GRUB? The ISO file is on a reiserfs partition and GRUB can access it (already tested that).
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Fix for: grub: boot from ISO
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The biggest problem with booting an ISO file is that ISOs that are designed to be booted are almost always designed to be booted from a CD. As explained on Marco's blog regarding Grub 2 (emphasis mine): GRUB can read ISO9660 (”iso”) images. It can f…
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