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I am trying to install Kubuntu 16.04 from hard drive and have followed the instructions from here and here.

Well I have to remove the extension from both vmlinuz and initrd, I had some question about the parameters but anyway it seems to work up to a point.

Unfortunately my process is stuck to a point where I get a message saying it could not find the ISO file. This seems strange enough since it clearly shows messages from the kernel. So, I guess it actually reads the files from the ISO file (where the previous file reside anyway). The actual message is this one (it's obviously a photo and not a clear one too): screenshot

Acccording to this answer my system is halted at the stage of mounting my root filesystem which in my case means the ISO file I guess.

The message:

...can't open /dev/sr0: No medium found

refers to my DVD drive and it's something like a bug (I have found some information about this one but lost the source to provide it here) I guess which I am not sure it has something to do with the actual problem here.

I have taken some action suggested elsewhere like booting into windows and using shutdown /s to have a clean windows system (although I am not sure I need a clean window system in this case anyway).

So, my questions are:

  1. is why does this behaviour occur in the first place (why do I encounter a mount problem) since the vmlinuz and initrd seems to be found.
  2. How do I proceed from here. Is there some option I can pass to read the actual ISO file for example?

My default system is an Kubuntu 14.04 32bit and I am trying to install a 64bit Kubuntu 16.04. My system is 64bit capable though since I also have 64bit win7 on it (dual boot).

If it helps the menunetry used in /etc/grub.d/40_custom is:

menuentry "Kubuntu 16.04 ISO no ext" {
set isofile="kubuntu-16.04.5-desktop-amd64.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,6)/home/jorge/Torrents/$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile} 
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd
}

and I don't have a separate /home partition.

Eypros
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You use the wrong path to your .iso-file in the linux-command:

linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=${isofile}

should be

linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/home/jorge/Torrents/$isofile

You should also add the parameters noprompt and noeject to this line: 

linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/home/jorge/Torrents/$isofile noprompt noeject

to prevent being prompted to remove the installation media when the installation is finished and the machine is going to be rebooted.

mook765
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  • You are right it did boot after the changes. As for the parameters as I said I asked but did not get any decent answer. – Eypros Jan 10 '19 at 13:34
  • https://manpages.debian.org/jessie/live-boot-doc/live-boot.7.en.html http://www.clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/boot-parameters/live-boot-contents-v2.php – mook765 Jan 10 '19 at 14:15
  • That's the link I was looking for. An answer for 2 questions! – Eypros Jan 10 '19 at 20:32