isohybrid

isohybrid [OPTIONS] IMAGE

Starting in version 3.72, ISOLINUX supports a "hybrid mode" which can be booted from either CD-ROM or from a device which BIOS considers a hard disk or ZIP disk, e.g. a USB key or similar.

To enable this mode, the .iso image needs to be postprecessed with this utility.

-h HEADS

Number of default geometry heads.

-s SECTORS

Number of default geometry sectors.

-e, --entry

Specify partition entry number (1-4).

-o, --offset

Specify partition offset (default 0).

-t, --type

Specify partition type (default 0x17).

-i, --id

Specify MBR ID (default random).

--forcehd0

Assume we are loaded as disk ID 0.

--ctrlhd0

Assume disk ID 0 if the Ctrl key is pressed.

--partok

Allow booting from within a partition.

-?, --help

Display help.

-v, --verbose

Display verbose output.

-V, --version

Display version information.

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isohybrid was written by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>.

This manual page was written by Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>.