install the iso without a cd

[enhu]

can i do it without a cd and just copy the vlinuz, initrd and the iso.
edit my grub and boot?

anyone tried installing slack without a cd?
help please.

[rokytnji]

Not Slack but maybe this will help.
Boot from ISO - MEPIS Documentation Wiki

[oz]

With some effort, you could probably get unetbootin to work with Slackware as well:

UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

Hope it works!

[enhu]

With some effort, you could probably get unetbootin to work with Slackware as well:

UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

Hope it works!

no i think i don't need this as i'm already using fedora and mediapup. i just want to use slack in the 3rd partition since i'm trying to edit this Linux Live for CD & USB

although its not required to use slack i just want to install it. my programming is just a crash course. so installing slack might give me a clear view on whats going on.

[Freston]

The Slackware installer is very versatile. It doesn't care where the packages are. Whether you get them over NFS, have an .iso file mounted or what have you.

What I think should work is this:

Assume:
/dev/hda1 is the rootfs for Fedora
/dev/hda2 is where you want Slackware

Put all files: kernel, initrd and .iso on /dev/hda1
Point a grub entry towards the Slackware kernel and initrd
reboot and select Slackware

Now the kernel and initrd get loaded. You now work from RAM, and the Slackware installer will give you a bash environment. Mount hda1, and mount the .iso
Be sure not to mount anything under /mnt, rather you just make a special directory like /fedora

Run setup, and it'll ask you where the path to the Slackware packages. So just direct it to the mount point of the .iso
Sometimes it takes a little experimenting with the correct path. The installer expects you to point it at the directory that has the package collection (a/ ap/ d/ e/ f/ k/ kde/ kdei/ l/ etcetera) so the path would be something along these lines:
/path/to/mountpoint/slackware/