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@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ INDEX * hooks/archiso_loop_mnt * Boot parameters (only for configs/releng) * etc/rc.conf +* 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] * Build requirements * Image types generated by mkarchiso. * File format for aitab. @@ -147,6 +153,126 @@ if nothing is specified on command line. +*** Transfer ISO image to target medium (configs/releng) + +ISO images names consist of: archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-<TYPE>-<ARCH>.iso + +Where: + <YYYY> Year + <MM> Month + <DD> Day + <TYPE> netinstall | core + <ARCH> i686 | x86_64 | dual(*) + +(*) "dual" includes both i686 and x86_64 architectures. + + +** 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 archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-<TYPE>-<ARCH>.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 "arch/" or using more than + one partition. Just ensure that main boot params options + (archisolabel= and archisobasedir=) 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 archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-<TYPE>-<ARCH>.iso + (example: ~/archlinux-2012.04.16-netinstall-x86_64.iso) +<FS-LABEL>: Represents the filesystem label of the <ISO-SOURCE> + (example: ARCH_201204 [for all ~/archlinux-2012.04.*.iso]) + + +* 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 (of type "b" for FAT32 or "83" for EXTFS) + and mark it as "active" (bootable). +# fdisk <DEV-TARGET> + +2) Create a FAT32 or EXTFS filesystem on such partition and setup a label. +# mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n <FS-LABEL> <DEV-TARGET-N> +# mkfs.ext4 -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/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> + +5) Install syslinux bootloader on target filesystem. +# extlinux -i <MNT-TARGET-N>/arch/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/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. + +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.vfat -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=arch/boot/syslinux/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> + +5) Extract efiboot.img on EFI/ on target filesystem. +# mcopy -s -i <MNT-TARGET-N>/EFI/archiso/efiboot.img ::/EFI <MNT-TARGET-N>/ + +6) Remove uneeded efiboot.img +# rm <MNT-TARGET-N>/EFI/archiso/efiboot.img + +7) Unmount target filesystem. +# umount <MNT-TARGET-N> + + + *** Build requirements ** For mkarchiso script needs these packages (build host): |