isolinux hybrid mode should be used - all other major distributions do so since last year
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu CD Images |
Fix Released
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High
|
Colin Watson | ||
| syslinux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: syslinux
Since all other major distributions create hybrid mode iso images it is really sad to see that U does not use that feature. It was introduced with syslinux 3.72 which was over 1 year ago and used till then by Fedora, Moblin, Kanotix... As the U syslinux is a SuSE modification i would suggest to use the OpenSuSE patches. OpenSuSE uses hybrid images since 11.2, so only U is lagging behind. Source:
http://
Maybe the patches work with 3.84 too, which would be the current version. All that needs to be done is
isohybrid image.iso
after creating the iso image and then you can copy it 1:1 onto usb drives, also
qemu -hda image.iso
will show the menu as simple test for hybrid mode.
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in syslinux (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #2 |
| Kano (master-kanotix) wrote | #3 |
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in ubuntu-cdimage: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson) |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
I've uploaded the necessary version of syslinux now. Modifying the CD images we ship will of course be a bit more work because I'll need to get a newer version of syslinux installed on the machine that does the builds. I'll have to think about how this ties into the plan to move CDs to GRUB at some point, although GRUB has a similar facility so it ought to be possible.