N0WH3R3K1D Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Can anyone please tell me if there is any possible way that one can boot straight from an ISO? I have the JaS DVD ISO but i do not have a DVD burner available. However, i was able to have the Deadmoo image running on my Laptop so I am sure that I can run Mac OS X. So can anyone tell me if there is a way to boot from that ISO? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet606 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 You can get Alcohol 120% and mount it. Here is a trial link for the program: http://www.free-downloads.net/downloads/Alcohol_120_/ hope this helps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-338798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 That wont work. the computer reboots and loses the mounted virtual drive. try a mass strage device like an old ipod or external drive. (can pcs even boot usb drives?) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-338821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeiteezzy Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 they can, all u have to do is set the boot priority from the bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-338839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet606 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Depends what bios you have. I enter my bios but i can't select to boot from usb device. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-338860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartango Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I can tell you right away that you will not be able to boot from an alchol/daemon-esque virtual drive. If your bios does not support usb boots, there is still an option for an iso boot. Slax, a linux live distribution, has a functionality by which you can boot from the device with slax(read their installation guide) and then instead of booting the slax distro, you can choose an image from your HD. i don't remember the specifics atm, but they have everything well discribed ath their site. http://www.slax.org/download.php try the last download, it can do what you want. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-338886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N0WH3R3K1D Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 I can tell you right away that you will not be able to boot from an alchol/daemon-esque virtual drive. If your bios does not support usb boots, there is still an option for an iso boot. Slax, a linux live distribution, has a functionality by which you can boot from the device with slax(read their installation guide) and then instead of booting the slax distro, you can choose an image from your HD. i don't remember the specifics atm, but they have everything well discribed ath their site.http://www.slax.org/download.php try the last download, it can do what you want. Thanx for the help, but i'm trying to avoid using any other types of Linux other than Ubuntu, mainly because I'm new to Linux for that matter. I'm an avid Windows user but I want to get Mac working. I've already had the Deadmoo image working nicely, but it had way too many limitations in what you can run and what you can't, so i want to natively install Mac using the JaS 10.4.8 DVD. But i still don't have access to a DVD burner. And I don't have any large storage USB devices as well. And I've tried to run it through VMWare, but my laptop can't allocate enough memory for VMWare to boot the DVD ISO all the way. These are the specs for my laptop: Laptop Model: Dell Inspiron B120 CPU: Intel Celeron M (1.50 GHz) Video: Intel 915GM/910GML Graphics Memory: 256MB Hard Drive: 40GB (IDK What Brand) Optical Drive: DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive OS: Double Boot: Partition 1 - Windows XP Professional, Partition 2 - Dell System Restore Partition, Partition 3 - Unallocated Space Reserved For Mac OS X Audio: Sigmatel 9200 Wireless: Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter Model F5D7050 I know my laptop meets the minimum requirements so once again, is there any way to boot using nothing but the ISO, even if it means using GRUB? I'd really appreciate it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-339966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonkoala Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Install to the harddrive using VMWare because you can mount a DVD image in there and install to a real partition. Then you boot natively with a normal install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-340014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartango Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 VMWare is certainly the best option. good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47324-boot-jas-dvd-straight-from-iso/#findComment-377705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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