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== Using a virtual machine ==
== Using a virtual machine ==


The [[QEMU#Live_mode|QEMU]] page shows how an ISO image and .apkovl customizations are booted with a virtual machine. This works very well with Proxmox as well - just attach the ISO and Alpine boots to RAM on startup.  
The [[QEMU#Live_mode|QEMU]] page shows how an ISO image and .apkovl customizations are booted with a virtual machine. This works very well with Proxmox as well - just attach the ISO and Alpine boots to RAM on startup. You can customize your .iso file by building a custom ISO image by following the instructions on [[How to make a custom ISO image with mkimage]]


== Using an installed Bootloader ==
== Using an installed Bootloader ==

Revision as of 06:22, 19 September 2023

It is technically possible to boot an .iso file directly, without flashing it to a disk or device.

Using a virtual machine

The QEMU page shows how an ISO image and .apkovl customizations are booted with a virtual machine. This works very well with Proxmox as well - just attach the ISO and Alpine boots to RAM on startup. You can customize your .iso file by building a custom ISO image by following the instructions on How to make a custom ISO image with mkimage

Using an installed Bootloader

grub-imageboot

In addition to standard partitions or drives, the Debian package grub-imageboot allows booting .iso files placed in the /boot/images directory.

Manual Grub menu entry

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syslinux

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