Processed: clone extlinux xfs boot problem to track MBR and GPT separately
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > tags 803938 + upstream Bug #803938 [extlinux] extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working Added tag(s) upstream. > clone 803938 -1 Bug #803938 [extlinux] extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working Bug 803938 cloned as bug 879543 > retitle 803938 extlinux: boot from xfs partition in MBR partition scheme not > working Bug #803938 [extlinux] extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working Changed Bug title to 'extlinux: boot from xfs partition in MBR partition scheme not working' from 'extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working'. > retitle -1 extlinux: boot from xfs partition in GPT partition scheme not > working Bug #879543 [extlinux] extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working Changed Bug title to 'extlinux: boot from xfs partition in GPT partition scheme not working' from 'extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 803938: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=803938 879543: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=879543 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems
Bug#803938: extlinux: boot from xfs partition not working
Hi Marek, I've recently taken over maintenance of syslinux/exlinux as part of the Debian CD Group, so I it's time to have a look at my own bug report. Thanks for providing the link to the upstream changelog :) . I've just compiled the most recent version of syslinux from git. It turns out that even this version can only boot from XFS partitions if an MBR partition scheme is used. With a GPT partition scheme, booting is still not possible (same error as above). I only then noticed that, according to the wiki [1], syslinux only supports booting from XFS in MBR partition schemes: As of Syslinux 6.03, an XFS partition in an "MBR" partition scheme is supported. I've cloned the bug to track the MBR [2] and GPT [3] problems separately. I should be able to close the XFS+MBR problem eventually. Since XFS+GPT is not yet supported upstream and it doesn't look like anyone is actively working on that at the moment, I doubt that can be fixed anytime soon. Regards Lukas [1] http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Filesystem#XFS [2] https://bugs.debian.org/803938 [3] https://bugs.debian.org/879543
Bug#857597: debian-cd: "isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting USB flash drive in old PC
Hi, David Christensen wrote: > This will restore Debian (and > derivatives) as a viable option for many millions of older computers. :-) At least they can now have some good final years. (Let's be nice to the elderly. We will join their ranks soon enough.) Have a nice day :) Thomas
Bug#857597: debian-cd: "isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting USB flash drive in old PC
On 10/20/17 12:25, Thomas Schmitt wrote: the weekly testing ISOs for i386 and amd64 are now equipped with the new MBR: https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso ... Testers wanted for booting this ISO from USB stick. Boots correctly on: Intel D865GBFLK motherboard with Pentium 4 2.8E GHz processor Intel D945GTP motherboard with Pentium D 945 processor Intel D945GNT motherboard with Pentium D 945 processor Intel DQ67SWT motherboard with Core i7-2600S processor Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop with Core 2 T7400 processor Thanks everyone for following through. This will restore Debian (and derivatives) as a viable option for many millions of older computers. :-) David p.s. amd64 version also available for testing: https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
