Re: [Bug-xorriso] [bug #46716] Protective MBR partition is not marked as bootable

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

19.12.2015 20:53, Thomas Schmitt пишет:
> I currently try to talk Debian out of nesting partitions,
> even id the big one is type 0x00.

If the discussion is archived somewhere, a pointer to it would be nice 
to have.

> My proposal is rather to avoid GPT and to use the EFI option to
> partition by a conventional MBR partition table.
> That would also make possible to have the first partition mountable.

Yes, this would eliminate the conflict of requirements put on the MBR 
partitions by Tiano Core and DG965SS.

> The price would be (currently):
> - The EFI system partion has to exist twice. Once as file in the
>    ISO to be usable as El Torito boot image. Once after the ISO,
>    so that ISO partition and EFI system partition do not overlap.
> - The EFI system partition would not be covered by the ISO size.
>    Some scripts which checkread after copying might only read
>    that amount of bytes and report mismatch.
>
>
> Have a nice day :)

Thanks for a constructive message :)

As for your other message, about reproduction of my iso, I am writing 
the reply right now.

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Alexander E. Patrakov