Related: begin, init, lilo, root, start DRBL.sf.net >>Diskless Remote Boot in Linux SuperGRUB.ForJamari.Linex.org >>Super Grub Disk Recover your Linux boot! denx.de/wiki/UBoot >>Universal Boot Loader LUBI.sourceforge.net and https://launchpad.net/unetbootin >>UNetbootin allows for the installation of Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian to a real partition, so it's no different from a standard install, only it has the advantage that it needs no CD. Elinux.org/Boot_Time >>This page has information about reducing boot-up time for a Linux system. This is of interest for many embedded developers, because for many products customers expect to be able to use them very soon after system startup. BootstrapBootcamp.com >>The Bootstrap Bootcamp A Crash Course in Bootstrapping your Business Edit /etc/rc.local to change what services start during boot. Gujin.org >>Gujin is Gpl Use of the Jnp INstruction BtMgr.sourceforge.net >>Smart Boot Manager VisOpSys plop.at/bootmanager_en.html GAG.sf.net >>GAG, THE GRAPHICAL BOOT MANAGER XOSL.sf.net boot manager BootImg.sf.net GNU.org/software/grub >>GRUB, Grand Unified Boot Loader MCC.ac.uk/grub/multiboot_toc.html Administration.org/articles/179 $ sudo apt-get install bum #Boot Up Manager BootStrap.org ---- "'BOOTING FROM HARD DRIVE Things needed: A Lilo or GRUB boot loader installed and working. The lastest Parted Magic iso. A working Linux Distro. First we'll open the iso file with these comands: patrick@partedmagic:~$mkdir iso patrick@partedmagic:~$mount -o loop /path/to/iso/partedmagic-livecd-1.X.iso iso patrick@partedmagic:~$cd iso patrick@partedmagic:~/iso$ ls partedmagic isolinux I have decided to boot from my windows drive that is mounted on /mnt/windows: patrick@partedmagic:~/iso$ cp -a * /mnt/winows I need to update my boot loader so it can find the bzImage and initrd files. My windows drive is /dev/hda1. For GRUB add this to menu.lst: title partedmagic root (hd0,0) kernel /isolinux/bzImage root=/dev/ram0 initrd=initrd init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=67000 initrd /isolinux/initrd For lilo add this to lilo.conf: image= /mnt/windows/isolinux/bzImage label = partedmagic initrd = /mnt/windows/isolinux/initrd append = "init=/linuxrc" root = /dev/ram0 ramdisk=67000 Be sure to run /sbin/lilo! Now reboot the computer and select partedmagic from the boot menu. When the Parted Magic LiveCD/USB Extra Boot Options comes up select "Pick boot device". Now type the name of the device to boot from in the box. After hitting "OK" we will be returned to the main menu. Select "Done" and the system will boot. That's it! '" -- http://partedmagic.com/docs/harddriveboot.txt ---- "'Instructions - installing Parted Magic to a USB stick Download the latest version of Parted Magic LiveUSB. You should have a file called partedmagic-liveusb-1.X.zip, where 1.X is the current version. Unzip that file to your USB stick and you can do this in Linux using the unzip command, or using Winzip in Windows. Then run syslinux, which will install the bootloader needed for Parted Magic to be able to boot from the USB stick. Syslinux can be downloaded at http://syslinux.zytor.com or from here: http://partedmagic.com/downloads/syslinux/syslinux.exe.zip in Linux type: syslinux /dev/sda1 if your USB drive is found at /dev/sda1. in Windows type: syslinux.exe E: if your USB drive is found at E: This should make your USB stick bootable. '" -- http://partedmagic.com/docs/mkliveusb.txt