People have been doing this using the Linux kernel's root pivot functionality. W...

rbranson on Dec 3, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Powerful New Amazon EC2 Boot Features

People have been doing this using the Linux kernel's root pivot functionality. While it might be a bit more copious as you've got to launch the instance, wait for it to come up, then attach the EBS, it's not that much more complicated.