Install and boot options [Solved]

[fehlix]

The ISO uncompresses and boots, but quickly fails during startup with the error:

Fatal Error
Could not find file antiX/linuxfs
Searched devices: /dev/sr0
Searched types: usb,cd
All block devices: /dev/sr0 /dev/sda3 /dev/sda2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sda

It then suggests I contact BitJam and gives me two options: p = power off or r = reboot.

Yes, I have the problem now in a physical environment

OK, maybe give some more details.
This "The ISO uncompresses and boots" is actually for me not clearly formulated.
When booting from ISO, the iso won't get "uncompressed", it get's just get mounted nothing get uncompressed.
Do you boot from the ISO or did you extracted the ISO? What method was used to get booted?

[Tarq]

Do you boot from the ISO or did you extracted the ISO? What method was used to get booted?

Boot from ISO

[Tarq]

Do you boot from the ISO or did you extracted the ISO? What method was used to get booted?

I've tried booting through a WinPE window but it doesn't show the required files other than this directive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMejK_yjLM

[Tarq]

I tried using a virtual CD driver but it failed to boot as well https://www.elby.ch/

[fehlix]

Do you boot from the ISO or did you extracted the ISO? What method was used to get booted?

Boot from ISO

OK, so you managed to boot the ISO at least to the LiveBoot system on the ISO, but next boot step failed.
What method was used to get to this stage. EasyBCD, GRUB2WIN or something else?
That's normal to get the "fatal error", b/c the next step the LiveSystem need the information where to find the iso.

Do you get Live-Boot menu? If yes, add this two boot parameter:
fromiso="path-to-the-iso"
and
blab="Label-of-the-file-system"

[Tarq]

What method was used to get to this stage. EasyBCD, GRUB2WIN or something else?

EasyBCD

[Tarq]

Do you get Live-Boot menu? If yes, add this two boot parameter:
fromiso="path-to-the-iso"
and
blab="Label-of-the-file-system"

Where is the live boot menu located? Do you mean on the boot manager screen? How do I add the path? Do you mean through the direct boot command line screen or through one of the graphical interface options in the easy bcd program? Be precise in describing everything because sometimes I have no idea about a certain component.

[Tarq]

Let's summarize what happened theoretically and not practically:

An exact distribution image was added via the ISO window in the easybcd program in order for the program to add the entry for booting the system directly from the hard disk into the boot list. This succeeded. After that, an attempt was made to boot via live boot mode, which is the default mode from developers in most Linux systems and not the normal boot, the live system responsible for running live boot mode was unable to find the ISO file. The easybcd program was supposed to only show the entry of the boot option in the boot menu, since the success of this task was considered impressive and good progress for the program. It should have played the role of boot loader on behalf of grub, but it did not do so. It should have provided the live system with information about where to find the ISO, since that is the function of the boot loader, and this did not happen. This may be due to a glitch, error, or settings adjustment.

[Tarq]

Let's summarize what happened theoretically and not practically:

An exact distribution image was added via the ISO window in the easybcd program in order for the program to add the entry for booting the system directly from the hard disk into the boot list. This succeeded. After that, an attempt was made to boot via live boot mode, which is the default mode from developers in most Linux systems and not the normal boot, the live system responsible for running live boot mode was unable to find the ISO file. The easybcd program was supposed to only show the entry of the boot option in the boot menu, since the success of this task was considered impressive and good progress for the program. It should have played the role of boot loader on behalf of grub, but it did not do so. It should have provided the live system with information about where to find the ISO, since that is the function of the boot loader, and this did not happen. This may be due to a glitch, error, or settings adjustment.

Correction of information with reservation:
Many boot loaders like grub and others certainly run in normal mode by nature, and I believe some of those included in the attachments can operate in live mode. It is necessary to verify this when using them.

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BOOTLOADERS:

lilo -----------  legacy bootloader good for smaller disks
grub -----------  boots most operating systems
systemd-boot----  systemd bootloader
rEFIt (redEFIt)-- open source bootloader for UEFI
syslinux ---------includes isolinux and PXElinux and boots most systems, especially usbs

[DukeComposed]

Do you get Live-Boot menu? If yes, add this two boot parameter:
fromiso="path-to-the-iso"
and
blab="Label-of-the-file-system"

Testing this out on a VM, the blab argument didn't work for me. It may have been because the label of the partition was "NEW VOLUME". Using blab="NEW VOLUME" didn't work, so I ended up booting the ISO normally just to run blkid and get the UUID of the partition. After shrinking the NTFS partition of the VM, creating a new FAT32 partition from the unused space, and I renamed the MX-23 ISO to "MX.iso" for brevity. After configuring the EasyBCD boot menu to load the ISO with the "Run from disk" option, I added "fromiso=MX.iso buuid=C608-DE1A" to the boot arguments and that allowed the ISO to finally start.

The concern I have about this approach is how to get the UUID of the partition while still running Windows.