[Bug 702283] Re: usb-creator doesn't create EFI-bootable USB sticks

[Brian Murray]

We discussed this the other day in the foundations team meeting:

[15:38] <ubottu> Launchpad bug 702283 in usb-creator (Ubuntu) "usb-creator doesn't create EFI-bootable USB sticks" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/702283
[15:40] <bdmurray> ev: do you have any thoughts about that one?
[15:40] <slangasek> do we have full-on hybrid ISOs these days?  Does the amd64+mac image work as a hybrid?
[15:41] <ev> unless we went with something like mjg59's super hybrid beast, that wouldn't buy us EFI, no?
[15:41] <cjwatson> I think we *need* to go with something like mjg59's super hybrid beast
[15:41] <cjwatson> but he's doing the work in isohybrid and we'll need it in xorriso
[15:41] <cjwatson> amd64+mac ought to work as hybrid but that's EFI-less
[15:42] <cjwatson> mjg59's work should let us get rid of amd64+mac, I believe
[15:42] <cjwatson> ... "as long as you're willing to put up with three partition tables and an x86 boot sector that doubles as an APM header"
[15:42]  * slangasek grins
[15:42] <ev> heh and a billion boot options to choose from on recent Mac hardware
[15:42] <stgraber> can't see anything wrong with that ;)
[15:42] <cjwatson> haven't got round to talking with xorriso upstream yet though
[15:43] <bdmurray> so it sounds like there is a lot of work needed there
[15:44] <slangasek> yep
[15:44] <cjwatson> it's certainly not trivial, though there is also a lot of reason to do the wowrk
[15:44] <cjwatson> *work

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Wishlist

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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Title:
  usb-creator doesn't create EFI-bootable USB sticks

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: usb-creator

  USB startup disk creator seems to create USB disks which can boot on
  traditional BIOS based PC's but not EFI based computers such as Apple
  Mac laptops, Jogglers, Google CR-48. This reduces the number of people
  who can test Ubuntu on machines that could significantly benefit from
  the testing.

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