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My own configuration file for GRUB2 to boot various live distributions of Linux-based operating systems, along with some system tools. I tried to include a lot of sample configuration entries, even if I don't currently use them, so it may help others.
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| # Config for GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) | |
| # /boot/grub/grub.cfg | |
| # This grub.cfg file was created by Lance http://www.pendrivelinux.com | |
| # Suggested Entries and the suggestor, if available, will also be noted. | |
| # Sources: | |
| # http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-multiple-iso-from-usb-via-grub2-using-linux/#more-5352 | |
| # https://gist.github.com/jamiekurtz/26c46b3e594f8cdd453a | |
| # https://gist.github.com/noisufnoc/e0053d738f5fbb679535 | |
| # https://gist.github.com/samdoran/90056b8e4a2aedc6a3e8 | |
| # https://gist.github.com/yeahunter/9eca12b3db064e5dc23b | |
| # https://gist.github.com/jeekl/5564476 | |
| # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive | |
| # https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot/Examples | |
| # Notes: | |
| # For variables, be sure to use double-quotes to have them actually resolve. | |
| # Need to re-declare variables inside sub-menus because they open a new "context"..... great.. | |
| # Source: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1175127 | |
| # Timeout for menu | |
| set timeout=10 | |
| # Default boot entry | |
| set default=0 | |
| set isoPath="/ISOs" | |
| set linuxPath="$isoPath/Linux" | |
| set toolPath="$isoPath/Tools" | |
| set memdiskPath="/boot/memdisk" | |
| # Menu Colours | |
| set menu_color_normal=white/black | |
| set menu_color_highlight=white/cyan | |
| submenu "Linux Distros" { | |
| set isoPath="/ISOs" | |
| set linuxPath="$isoPath/Linux" | |
| menuentry "kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64" { | |
| set isofile="$linuxPath/kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live findiso=$isofile noconfig=sudo username=root hostname=kali | |
| initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img | |
| } | |
| menuentry "Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-21-5" { | |
| set isofile="$linuxPath/Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-21-5.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-WS-x86_64-21-5 iso-scan/filename=$isofile rd.live.image | |
| initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd0.img | |
| } | |
| menuentry "Elementary OS" { | |
| set isofile="$linuxPath/elementaryos-stable-amd64.20130810.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile quiet splash -- | |
| initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz | |
| } | |
| #menuentry "linuxmint-17.1-xfce-64bit" { | |
| # set isofile="$linuxPath/linuxmint-17.1-xfce-64bit.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile live-config quiet splash noeject noprompt | |
| # initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64" { | |
| # set isofile="$linuxPath/ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile locale=en_US.UTF-8 | |
| # initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Linux Mint ISO" { | |
| # set isofile="$linuxPath/linuxmint.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/mint.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz iso-scan/filename=$isofile noeject noprompt splash -- | |
| # initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Tinycore ISO" { | |
| # set isofile="$linuxPath/tinycore.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/boot/bzImage -- | |
| # initrd (loop)/boot/tinycore.gz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "ArchLinux x86_64" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/archlinux-2014.06.01-dual.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz archisolabel=ARCH_201406 img_dev=/dev/disk/by-label/UNJEB img_loop=$iso earlymodules=loop | |
| # initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "ArchLinux 32 Bit" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/archlinux-2014.06.01-dual.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/arch/boot/i686/vmlinuz archisolabel=ARCH_201406 img_dev=/dev/disk/by-label/UNJEB img_loop=$iso earlymodules=loop | |
| # initrd (loop)/arch/boot/i686/archiso.img | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "CentOS 6 x86_64 minimal" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/CentOS-6.5-x86_64-minimal.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz noeject inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=UNJEB:/$iso | |
| # initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd.img | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "CentOS 6 x86_64 minimal with basic video driver" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/CentOS-6.5-x86_64-minimal.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz noeject inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=UNJEB:/$iso xdriver=vesa nomodset askmethod | |
| # initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd.img | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Xbuntu 14.04 Beta - 64bit" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/xubuntu-14.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$iso noprompt noeject splash -- | |
| # initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Boot Finnix 109 (64-bit)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/finnix-109.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/boot/x86/linux64 findiso=$iso vga=791 nomodeset quiet -- | |
| # initrd (loop)/boot/x86/initrd.xz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Boot Finnix 109 (64-bit, text mode)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/finnix-109.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux /boot/x86/linux64 findiso=$iso vga=normal nomodeset quiet -- | |
| # initrd /boot/x86/initrd.xz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Boot Finnix 109 (32-bit)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/finnix-109.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux /boot/x86/linux findiso=$iso vga=791 nomodeset quiet -- | |
| # initrd /boot/x86/initrd.xz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Boot Finnix 109 (32-bit, text mode)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/finnix-109.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux /boot/x86/linux findiso=${iso_path} vga=normal nomodeset quiet -- | |
| # initrd /boot/x86/initrd.xz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "TAILS - The Amnesic Incognito Live System" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/tails-i386-0.17.2.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live config live-media=removable nopersistent noprompt quiet timezone=Europe/Stockholm block.events_dfl_poll_msecs=1000 splash nox11autologin module=Tails findiso=$iso quiet_ | |
| # initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "GRML - the sysadmins best friend" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/grml64-full_2013.02.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # set root=(loop) | |
| # configfile /boot/grub/loopback.cfg | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Debian 7.0 Wheezy AMD64 Installer (netinst, firmware)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/debian-7.0.0-amd64-firmware-netinst.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/install.amd/vmlinuz | |
| # initrd (loop)/install.amd/initrd.gz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Debian 7.0 Wheezy AMD64 Live system (GNOME, firmware/non-free)" { | |
| # set iso="/iso/debian-live-7.0.0-amd64-gnome-desktop+nonfree.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $iso | |
| # linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live | |
| # initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img | |
| #} | |
| menuentry "Damn Small Linux" { | |
| # Maybe try this instead later: https://gist.github.com/oxplot/2041319 | |
| linux16 /boot/bootdistro/damnsmall/isolinux/linux24 knoppix_dir=damnsmall ramdisk_size=100000 lang=en apm=power-off nomce noapic quiet BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix | |
| initrd16 /boot/bootdistro/damnsmall/isolinux/minirt24.gz | |
| } | |
| } | |
| #menuentry "win7" { | |
| # loopback loop "$isoPath/win7.iso" | |
| # chainloader (loop) | |
| #} | |
| submenu "Utils" { | |
| set isoPath="/ISOs" | |
| set toolPath="$isoPath/Tools" | |
| menuentry "Memtest 86+" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/memtest86+-5.01.iso" | |
| linux16 $isofile | |
| } | |
| menuentry "SpinRite" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/SpinRite.iso" | |
| set gfxpayload=text | |
| linux16 $memdiskPath raw | |
| initrd16 $isofile | |
| } | |
| menuentry "SpinRite 2" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/SpinRite.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/vmlinuz boot=cd isofrom=$isofile xbmc=nvidia,nodiskmount,tempfs,setvolume loglevel=0 -- | |
| initrd (loop)/initrd0.img | |
| } | |
| menuentry "gparted-live-0.22.0-2-i586" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/gparted-live-0.22.0-2-i586.iso" | |
| # set gfxpayload=text | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live username=user config components quiet noswap noeject findiso=$isofile toram=filesystem.squashfs nosplash | |
| initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img | |
| } | |
| #menuentry "Parted Magic" { | |
| # set isofile="$isopath/pmagic.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/pmagic/bzImage iso_filename=$isofile edd=off load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw gfxpayload=800x600x16 loglevel=9 max_loop=256 vmalloc=384MiB keymap=dvorak | |
| # initrd (loop)/pmagic/initrd.img | |
| #} | |
| menuentry "SystemRescueCd" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/systemrescuecd.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/isolinux/rescuecd isoloop=$isofile setkmap=us docache dostartx | |
| # Or linux (loop)/isolinux/rescue32 | |
| # Or linux (loop)/isolinux/rescue64 | |
| initrd (loop)/isolinux/initram.igz | |
| } | |
| menuentry "CloneZilla" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/clonezilla-live-2.4.2-10-amd64.iso" | |
| loopback loop $isofile | |
| linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live live-config union=aufs nolocales noprompt gfxpayload=800x600x16 ip=frommedia findiso=$isofile | |
| initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img | |
| } | |
| #menuentry "Ophcrack No Tables" { | |
| # set isofile="$isopath/ophcrack-notables.iso" | |
| # set gfxpayload=text | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/null rw lang=en_US kmap=dvorak autologin iso-scan/filename=$isofile | |
| # initrd (loop)/boot/rootfs.gz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Ophcrack Vista/7 Tables" { | |
| # set isofile="$isopath/ophcrack-vistatables.iso" | |
| # set gfxpayload=text | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/null rw lang=en_US kmap=dvorak autologin iso-scan/filename=$isofile | |
| # initrd (loop)/boot/rootfs.gz | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "DBAN ISO" { | |
| # set isofile="$toolPath/dban.iso" | |
| # loopback loop $isofile | |
| # linux (loop)/DBAN.BZI nuke="dwipe" iso-scan/filename=$isofile silent -- | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Boot Hardware Detection Tool from iso using memdisk 4.05" { | |
| # linux16 $memdiskPath iso | |
| # initrd16 /customboot/hdt.iso | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "Free Dos from iso using memdisk 4.05" { | |
| # set isofile="/OS/fdbasecd.iso" | |
| # linux16 $memdiskPath iso | |
| # initrd16 (hd0,6)$isofile | |
| #} | |
| menuentry "Hiren's boot CD using memdisk 4.05" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/Hiren's.BootCD.15.2.iso" | |
| linux16 $memdiskPath iso | |
| initrd16 (hd0,6)$isofile | |
| } | |
| menuentry "Ultimate Boot CD iso using memdisk 4.05" { | |
| set isofile="$toolPath/UBCD4WinBuilder.iso" | |
| linux16 $memdiskPath iso | |
| initrd16 (hd0,6)$isofile | |
| } | |
| #menuentry "UBCD with MEMDISK" { | |
| # linux16 /memdisk iso raw | |
| # initrd /ubcd502.iso | |
| #} | |
| #menuentry "UBCD with grub4dos" { | |
| # linux16 /grub.exe --config-file="map (rd) (hd32); map --hook; root (hd32); chainloader (hd32);" | |
| # initrd /ubcd502.iso | |
| #} | |
| } | |
| menuentry "System shutdown" { | |
| echo "System shutting down..." | |
| halt | |
| } | |
| menuentry "System restart" { | |
| echo "System rebooting..." | |
| reboot | |
| } |
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