Linux: Copy DVD ISO to empty hard disk / partition and boot as if it is a DVD?
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00:00 Linux: Copy Dvd Iso To Empty Hard Disk / Partition And Boot As If It Is A Dvd?
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00:51 Answer 2 Score 1
01:18 Accepted Answer Score 11
01:32 Answer 4 Score 7
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 11
In the end I used dd and a USB stick as a boot disk because somehow booting didn't seem to work for the dvd on the hard disk.
sudo dd if=/storeM/os-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M
sudo dd if=/storeM/bootdisk.img of=/dev/sdc
ANSWER 2
Score 7
For information, since this hits a lot of people using sudo while writing to a file. Here's what happens if you use the cat command:
sudo cat /disk/image.iso > /dev/sdb1
is interpreted by the shell as executing sudo cat /disk/image.iso and then sending output to /dev/sdb1. Only the cat command is privileged; the output redirection isn't.
dd avoids these problems since source and target are arguments and part of the privileged command.
ANSWER 3
Score 2
You can use MEMDISK to boot an optical image from a hard drive.
ANSWER 4
Score 1
I would consider downloading the file again, also check the integrity, there is a reason you're facing errors. I've never had a problem with UNetBootin.
You can also try Universal USB Installer if you have a Windows system spare. EasyBCD also has an option to insert an ISO to be bootable from the Windows Bootloader, the iso can be executed from memory or the hard disk but is experimental.