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

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

22.12.2015 00:18, Thomas Schmitt пишет:
> Hi,
>
> >   http://82.193.153.141/minimal-grub2-repacked-nohfsplus.iso
>
>    MBR partition table:   N Status  Type        Start       Blocks
>    MBR partition      :   1   0x80  0x83            0        32220
>    MBR partition      :   2   0x00  0xef        32220         5760
>
> > Result: "Windows" + "EFI Boot", both entries work on Mac 2012.
>
> And the other non-working "EFI Boot" offer is gone ?
> (That would mean it was the APM/HFS+ boot path.)

Yes.

> > Second = http://82.193.153.141/minimal-grub2-repacked-nohfsplus-v2.iso
> > Contains hacked MBR and GPT. [...]
> > ...plus manual patching to create a "bootable" MBR partition of type 0
> > (for DG965SS).
>
>    MBR partition table:   N Status  Type        Start       Blocks
>    MBR partition      :   1   0x00  0xee            1        32283
>    MBR partition      :   2   0x80  0x00            1        32283
>
>  From my view this is ugly.
> But if it is beneficial, i could support it by some new xorriso
> option.
>
>
> > Still no luck with the 2007 Mac.
>
> Are there any bootable media for it, which are not from Apple ?

Yes: http://porteus-kiosk.org/public/3.6/Porteus-Kiosk-3.6.0-i486.iso

> > > ... --protective-msdos-label ...
> > > Oh ... without -hfsplus this keeps you from the plight of patching.
>
> > Tested, this is similar to minimal-grub2-repacked-nohfsplus.iso
>
> (I.e. two working boot offers ?)

Yes.

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Alexander E. Patrakov