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diff --git a/docs/README.transfer b/docs/README.transfer deleted file mode 100644 index 2cf28e3..0000000 --- a/docs/README.transfer +++ /dev/null @@ -1,133 +0,0 @@ -INDEX ------ - -* Transfer ISO file to target medium (configs/releng) - * To -> CD / DVD / BD - * To -> USB-key / SD / HDD / SSD - * PC-BIOS (MBR) - * PC-BIOS (ISOHYBRID-MBR) - * PC-EFI (GPT) [x86_64 only] - * PC-EFI (ISOHYBRID-GPT) [x86_64 only] - - - -*** Transfer ISO image to target medium (configs/releng) - -ISO images names consist of: parabola-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso - -Where: - <YYYY> Year - <MM> Month - <DD> Day - - -** To -> CD / DVD / BD - -Note: All ISO images are booteable on a PC-BIOS via "El Torito" in no-emulation mode, - All x86_64 ISO images are booteable on a PC-EFI via "El Torito" in no-emulation mode. - -Nomeclature: - <B> scsibus number - <T> target number - <L> lun number - (Note: see cdrecord -scanbus, for these numbers) - - -1) Write it directly using your favorite recording program. -# cdrecord dev=<B>,<T>,<L> -dao parabola-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso - - -** To -> USB Flash Drive (USB-key) / Memory card (SD) / - Hard-Disk Drive (HDD) / Solid-State Drive (SSD) - -Note: These steps are the general workflow, you can skip some of them, - using another filesystem if your bootloader supports it, - installing to another directory than "parabola/" or using more than - one partition. Just ensure that main boot params options - (parabolaisolabel= and parabolaisobasedir=) are set correctly according to your setup. - -Nomeclature: -<DEV-TARGET>: Device node of the drive where ISO contents should be copied - (example: /dev/sdx) -<DEV-TARGET-N>: Device node of the partition on <DEV-TARGET> - (example: /dev/sdx1) -<MNT-TARGET-N>: Mount point path where <DEV-TARGET-N> is mounted - (example: /mnt/sdx/1) -<ISO-SOURCE>: Path to the ISO file parabola-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso - (example: ~/parabola-2012.07.22-dual.iso) -<FS-LABEL>: Represents the filesystem label of the <ISO-SOURCE> - (example: PARA_201302) - - -* PC-BIOS (MBR): - -Note: Using here a MBR partition mode as example, but GPT should also works - if machine firmware is not broken. - Just ensure that partition is set with attribute "2: legacy BIOS bootable" - and use gptmbr.bin instead of mbr.bin for syslinux. - -1) Create one partition entry in MBR and mark it as "active" (booteable). -Note: Type "b" for FAT32, "83" for EXTFS or "7" for NTFS. -# fdisk <DEV-TARGET> - -2) Create a FAT32, EXTFS or NTFS filesystem on such partition and setup a label. -Note: COW is not supported on NTFS. -# mkfs.fat -F 32 -n <FS-LABEL> <DEV-TARGET-N> -# mkfs.ext4 -L <FS-LABEL> <DEV-TARGET-N> -# mkfs.ntfs -L <FS-LABEL> <DEV-TARGET-N> - -3) Mount target filesystem. -# mount <DEV-TARGET-N> <MNT-TARGET-N> - -4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem. -# bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/ --exclude=loader/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> - -5) Install syslinux bootloader on target filesystem. -# extlinux -i <MNT-TARGET-N>/parabola/boot/syslinux - -6) Unmount target filesystem. -# umount <MNT-TARGET-N> - -7) Install syslinux MBR boot code on target drive. -# dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/mbr.bin of=<DEV-TARGET> - - -* PC-BIOS (ISOHYBRID-MBR): - -Note: This method is the most easily, quick and dirty, but is the most limited - if you want to use your target medium for other purposes. - If using this does not work, use PC-BIOS (MBR) method instead. - -1) Dump ISO file to target medium. -# dd if=<ISO-SOURCE> of=<DEV-TARGET> - - -* PC-EFI (GPT) [x86_64 only] - -Note: Using here a GPT partition mode as example, but MBR should also works - if machine firmware is not broken. - -1) Create one partition entry in GPT (of type "ef00") -# gdisk <DEV-TARGET> - -2) Create a FAT32 filesystem on such partition and setup a label. -# mkfs.fat -F 32 -n <FS-LABEL> <DEV-TARGET-N> - -3) Mount target filesystem. -# mount <DEV-TARGET-N> <MNT-TARGET-N> - -4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem. -# bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/parabolaiso/ --exclude=parabola/boot/syslinux/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> - -5) Unmount target filesystem. -# umount <MNT-TARGET-N> - - -* PC-EFI (ISOHYBRID-GPT) [x86_64 only] - -Note: This method is the most easily, quick and dirty, but is the most limited - if you want to use your target medium for other purposes. - If using this does not work, use PC-EFI (GPT) method instead. - -1) Dump ISO file to target medium. -# dd if=<ISO-SOURCE> of=<DEV-TARGET> |