From 753d2038024541ac2d10f74e6d408d6ed1a23f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:40:41 -0300 Subject: [archiso] Split README file Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi --- docs/README.transfer | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 122 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/README.transfer (limited to 'docs/README.transfer') diff --git a/docs/README.transfer b/docs/README.transfer new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e9654b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/README.transfer @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +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] + + + +*** Transfer ISO image to target medium (configs/releng) + +ISO images names consist of: archlinux-..
-.iso + +Where: + Year + Month +
Day + 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: + scsibus number + target number + lun number + (Note: see cdrecord -scanbus, for these numbers) + + +1) Write it directly using your favorite recording program. +# cdrecord dev=,, -dao archlinux-..
-.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: +: Device node of the drive where ISO contents should be copied + (example: /dev/sdx) +: Device node of the partition on + (example: /dev/sdx1) +: Mount point path where is mounted + (example: /mnt/sdx/1) +: Path to the ISO file archlinux-..
-.iso + (example: ~/archlinux-2012.07.22-x86_64.iso) +: Represents the filesystem label of the + (example: ARCH_201207 [for all ~/archlinux-2012.07.*.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 + +2) Create a FAT32 or EXTFS filesystem on such partition and setup a label. +# mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n +# mkfs.ext4 -L + +3) Mount target filesystem. +# mount + +4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem. +# bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/ --exclude=loader/ -f -C + +5) Install syslinux bootloader on target filesystem. (See know issue (2) if using FAT) +# extlinux -i /arch/boot/syslinux + +6) Unmount target filesystem. +# umount + +7) Install syslinux MBR boot code on target drive. +# dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of= + + +* 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= of= + + +* 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 + +2) Create a FAT32 filesystem on such partition and setup a label. +# mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n + +3) Mount target filesystem. +# mount + +4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem. +# bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/archiso/ --exclude=arch/boot/syslinux/ -f -C + +5) Unmount target filesystem. +# umount -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2