grub error; boot from .iso

[THUFIR]

How do I boot from the .iso?

Currently I'm running Ubuntu on sda1.

my custom grub file:

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thufir@doge:~$
thufir@doge:~$ cat /etc/grub.d/40_custom
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.


menuentry “ViciBox6preload” {
set isofile=”/home/thufir/Downloads/Vicibox_v.6.0.x86_64-6.0.3.iso”
loopback loop (hd0,1)$isofile
    linux (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/linux install=hd:$isofile
    initrd (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd
}
thufir@doge:~$


I googled, as best I could, the settings for OpenSuSE.


see also:


http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/182966/

[DomeDan]

try grub-imageboot

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sudo apt-get install grub-imageboot
sudo mkdir /boot/images
sudo cp Vicibox_v.6.0.x86_64-6.0.3.iso /boot/images
sudo update-grub

It displayed the splash-image (but I needed to write what kernel to load before though) it started to boot but failed, something about the MBR,
but it might work for you

[Kumba]

You would normally burn the ISO to a CD/DVD or a USB drive and boot from that. I'm not sure what you are trying to do.

[THUFIR]

It's possible to use GRUB to boot the ISO. I was thinking that there might be a problem with the DVD drive.