Bug#740504: Any update on having an upgraded xorriso so we don't have GPT failures ?

2014-03-07 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, because debian-cd also records the arguments of its xorriso run, it should be not too hard to repack it with a newer xorriso, which produces better GPT. E.g. xorriso-1.3.2 from Debian Sid. You will need to copy the MBR from the original ISO dd if=debian-7.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso bs=512

Bug#740504: Any update on having an upgraded xorriso so we don't have GPT failures ?

2014-03-06 Thread shirish शिरीष
Hi all, Just saw this bug. I am supposed to get a few desktop machines which would have the newer GPT (GUID Partition Table) rather than MBR. I am also a bit curious to know how the information regarding which versions of software were used to create the .ISO . It seems this info. is embedded in

Bug#740504: Any update on having an upgraded xorriso so we don't have GPT failures ?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, I am also a bit curious to know how the information regarding which versions of software were used to create the .ISO . It seems this info. is embedded in the .iso generated xorriso by default writes its version info into the Preparer Id field of the ISO Primary Volume Descriptor