====== Multiboot Stick ====== howto create a bootable livesystem usb stick, which boots iso images with grub2 * boot linux (debian/ubuntu/.. running grub2) * become root (su / sudo -i) * attach usb stick * find device of the stick fdisk -l *replace sdX by the usbstick device you found in the next steps! * mount stick mkdir /mnt/usb mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/usb * install grub to stick: grub-install --force --no-floppy --root-directory=/mnt/usb /dev/sdX * edit grub.cfg config to match your iso files - edit /mnt/usb/boot/grub/grub.cfg * example grub.cgf: ### MultiBootStick # grub2 direct ISO boot config menuentry "ubuntustudio-12.04-dvd-amd64" { set isofile="/iso/ubuntustudio-12.04-dvd-amd64.iso" loopback loop $isofile linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile noeject noprompt -- initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz } reboot from stick - have fun :)