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authorGerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>2013-06-28 12:49:46 -0300
committerGerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>2013-06-28 12:49:46 -0300
commitce9c853292e0d37e3931634f43ce697ccd33ad11 (patch)
tree11122e6e3e077f37155e843df2fc716dba845a0f
parente6cae1d3e8ee8db15de9f0f40f8f38f2d464402e (diff)
[archiso] Document isohybrid-gpt boot method
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
-rw-r--r--docs/README.knownissues11
-rw-r--r--docs/README.transfer13
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/docs/README.knownissues b/docs/README.knownissues
index 2f9cf70..3a94764 100644
--- a/docs/README.knownissues
+++ b/docs/README.knownissues
@@ -9,15 +9,4 @@
(A.K.A deinitramfs), build at initramfs by [archiso_shutdown] initcpio hook.
Proper shutdown is mostly important when persistent is used.
-** (2) ISOHYBRID-MBR does boot on some hardware:
- Some firmwares (BIOS) gets confused about using this hack
- (first partition start at offset 0 -> MBR "infinite recursion").
- Solutions:
- (a) Do not use this method, instead copy files manually and
- setup the bootloader [PC-BIOS (MBR)] (See README.transfer).
- (b) Change offset of the partition on the ISO or on the target medium
- (if ISO is already dumped):
- # isohybrid.pl -offset 1 <ISO-SOURCE>
- OR
- # isohybrid.pl -offset 1 <DEV-TARGET>
diff --git a/docs/README.transfer b/docs/README.transfer
index d3ec720..c2883ad 100644
--- a/docs/README.transfer
+++ b/docs/README.transfer
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ INDEX
* PC-BIOS (MBR)
* PC-BIOS (ISOHYBRID-MBR)
* PC-EFI (GPT) [x86_64 only]
+ * PC-EFI (ISOHYBRID-GPT) [x86_64 only]
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ Note: COW is not supported on NTFS.
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.
- See README.knownissues (2) if using this method does not boot.
+ 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>
@@ -120,3 +121,13 @@ Note: Using here a GPT partition mode as example, but MBR should also works
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>