Package: live-build Version: 3.0~a24-1ubuntu17 Severity: normal
In binary_hdd the partition is created with size '0.0 100%'. On a msdos partition table this will make the installation of bootloaders problematic, and on GPT partitions lots of fun. Parted can be a bit dumb depending on the version. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS_Boot_partition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table Other partition2disk systems leave at least 64 sectors at the beginning of the disk for msdos partitions. guestfs leaves 64 512 byte sectors front and back as GPT backs up at the end of the disk. The 'mkpart' size spec I use is '64s -65s' which aligns with 4K page sizes as well and seems to give maximum compatibility over time without wasting too much space on smaller image sizes. Newer versions of parted will align properly if you use '0% 100%' - which leaves 2048 sectors at the front of the disk and 2015 sectors at the back with a gpt table. -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers oneiric-updates APT policy: (500, 'oneiric-updates'), (500, 'oneiric-security'), (500, 'oneiric') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-12-virtual (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages live-build depends on: ii cdebootstrap 0.5.7ubuntu2 Bootstrap a Debian system ii debootstrap 1.0.37 Bootstrap a basic Debian system Versions of packages live-build recommends: ii cpio 2.11-7ubuntu1 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii gettext-base 0.18.1.1-3ubuntu1 GNU Internationalization utilities Versions of packages live-build suggests: ii dosfstools 3.0.9-1ubuntu3 utilities for making and checking pn genisoimage <none> (no description available) pn gnu-fdisk <none> (no description available) ii memtest86+ 4.20-1ubuntu1 thorough real-mode memory tester pn mtools <none> (no description available) ii parted 2.3-6ubuntu3 disk partition manipulator pn squashfs-tools | mtd-to <none> (no description available) ii sudo 1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2 Provide limited super user privile pn syslinux | grub <none> (no description available) ii uuid-runtime 2.19.1-2ubuntu3 runtime components for the Univers pn win32-loader <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
