Re: How to test an iso without bruning it on a cdrom

On 1/18/07, vincent delft <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to boot an iso without burning
> it on a cdrom/dvd.
>
> Does any one have a working idea ?
>
> - via virtualisation ?
> maybe a feature of a vmware tool or equivalent
>
> or
>
> - via an external disk ?
> maybe simulate a cdrom with an usb disk
>
> or
>
> - via a specific boot loader ?
> I've read that knoppix have a specific grub parameter
> "bootfrom".

You can use Qemu for this.   Dario was kind enough to write a few
scripts for testing FreeSBIE/pfSense ISO's.

You can find the scripts here:
http://pfsense.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/tools/builder_scripts/qemu/

Scott
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