[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

[Thomas Schmitt]

Hi,

> xorriso \
> ...
>     -outdev test_mbr.iso \
> ...
>     -boot_image any appended_part_as=gpt \
> ...
> HOWEVER it did NOT boot on
> hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
> hp dc7900 (c2d-e8400, 4gb, intel 4 series integrated i915)

The only flaw i see is that the ISO's name "test_mbr.iso" does not match 
its partition table type "gpt". But that is not visible any more when the
ISO is on the USB stick.

So these machines probably really don't like the GPT.

What happens if you give them an ISO with MBR partition table:

  xorriso \
    -stdio_sync off \
    -compliance no_emul_toc \
    -indev "$original" \
    -outdev test_mbr.iso \
    -boot_image any replay \
    \
    -boot_image any appended_part_as=mbr

Have a nice day :)

Thomas

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Title:
  failure to boot groovy daily  (again)

Status in Ubuntu CD Images:
  Fix Released
Status in cd-boot-images-amd64 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This is either a duplicate or return of
  - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1883040
  - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1886148

  Most probably "groovy daily won't boot anymore on some older BIOS
  boxes" or the 1883040 bug, as it's impacting only my older slow boxes
  (but it's also different).

  thumb-drive has been successfully used in QA live & install tests,
  however it won't boot on

  hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
  hp dc7900 (c2d-e8400, 4gb, intel 4 series integrated i915)

  The last timing issue also impacted d755-5 (older dell optiplex 755)
  when dc7700 was impacted, but that booted successfully this ISO.

  I see thumb-drive flash as it tries to boot, eventually it stops
  flashing, but no boot. At least 6 attempts made to boot, thumb-drive
  being tested on another 2x d755 boxes..

  (ISO written by mkusb/dus & gnome-disks [#11] is identical)

  ** Expected result

  It boots & is usable

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