From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
To: 27661@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#27661] [PATCH v2] build: Make ISO-9660 image bootable from USB flash drive.
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:44:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170712134405.25274-1-dannym@scratchpost.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87d195etic.fsf@gnu.org>
* gnu/build/vm.scm (make-iso9660-image): Make image bootable from USB flash
drive.
---
gnu/build/vm.scm | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/build/vm.scm b/gnu/build/vm.scm
index 2d41c5756..d8c53ef37 100644
--- a/gnu/build/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/vm.scm
@@ -367,6 +367,19 @@ Grub configuration and OS-DRV as the stuff in it."
"var=/tmp/root/var"
"run=/tmp/root/run"
"--"
+ ;; Store two copies of the headers.
+ ;; The resulting ISO-9660 image has a DOS MBR and
+ ;; one protective partition (with type 0xCD).
+ ;; Because GuixSD only uses actual partitions
+ ;; rather than what /proc/partitions returns, work
+ ;; around it by storing the primary volume
+ ;; descriptor twice, once where it should be and
+ ;; once in the partition.
+ ;; Allegedly, otherwise, many other GNU tools
+ ;; (automounters etc) would also be confused by
+ ;; the extra partition so it makes sense to
+ ;; store two copies in any case.
+ "-boot_image" "any" "partition_offset=16"
"-volid" ,(string-upcase volume-id)
,@(if volume-uuid
`("-volume_date" "uuid"
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-07-12 13:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-07-12 7:05 [bug#27661] [PATCH] build: Make ISO-9660 image bootable from USB flash drive Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-12 12:20 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-12 13:44 ` Danny Milosavljevic [this message]
2017-07-12 14:08 ` [bug#27661] [PATCH v2] " Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-12 17:28 ` [bug#27661] ISO-9660 image working and ready Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-12 20:37 ` ng0
2017-07-12 21:20 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-12 22:57 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-13 7:52 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2017-07-17 13:41 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-17 17:54 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-17 18:30 ` Adam Van Ymeren
2017-07-18 2:34 ` Adam Van Ymeren
2017-07-18 10:06 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-13 18:53 ` [bug#27661] " Marius Bakke
2017-07-14 7:30 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-17 8:22 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-17 19:28 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-17 19:58 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-18 13:08 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-18 14:30 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-18 20:57 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-14 7:55 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-17 8:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-17 9:04 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2017-07-20 17:22 ` Danny Milosavljevic
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