Management system & Documentation ISO - boot from USB?

Hi all

I have install USB key that contains my favorite images of the ISO (MemTest86, Darik Boot and Nuke etc.) and using Grub4DOS I can start my PowerEdge from USB key and select what ISO I want to load.  Very practical instructions how to do it can be found here: http://www.themudcrab.com/acronis_grub4dos.php#tagIntroduction

I would now add ISO DVD Dell GDPS to this USB key.

I copied the ISO file in the folder/boot of my key and add the following to the file menu.lst Grub4DOS.

title Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation 6.2.0 A00
find--set-root /boot/dsmt&d_6.2.0_a00.iso
map /boot/dsmt&d_6.2.0_a00.iso (hd32)
map - hook
root (hd32)
chainloader (hd32)

It successfully allows me to start in the ISO GDPS and I choose to load the "systems build and update utility Dell" in the blue menu.  It was after this point that things are falling apart with a message 'With problems mounting meda Server Assistant' and a continuous message «retry to mount...» ».

I'm guessing a bit it is a problem with either the way ISO is started through Grub4DOS or if the DVD GDPS the fact is own special method of multiboot with ISOLINUX.

Has anyone else tried to do this with this method and able to shed some light on the subject?  I would really like to get this working this way with G4D as it would mean the key USB can be updated with a newer version of the GDPS DVD not copying on the new ISO and modifing the menu.lst file.  It is also my intention to eventually have a custom key SUU repository to the updates server really easy.

BTW - I googled for Dell documentation for some official way put the GDPS image on a bootable USB key but have not found any.

Many thanks in advance,

See you soon,.

Zinc


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