[arch-general] How to install archlinux using a specific parition of usb instead of the whole usb?

[Hongyi Zhao]

brent s. <bts at square-r00t.net> 于2019年11月6日周三 上午9:57写道：
>
> On 11/5/19 8:41 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general wrote:
> > On 11/5/19 8:35 PM, Hongyi Zhao via arch-general wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I try to use a specific partition of usb to install archlinux, the
> >> following is the step:
> >>
> >> Suppose the /dev/sdc is my usb:
> >>
> >> $ sudo ddrescue -f archlinux-2019.11.01-x86_64.iso /dev/sdc2
> > The ISO contains multiple partitions, so probably not. Why are you
> > trying to do this, precisely? Maybe you want to install archlinux
> > following the install guide, but installing to the USB partition instead
> > of an HDD. For example,
> >
> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_on_a_USB_key
> >
> > Alternatively, you can use grub to boot an ISO *file* as a loopback
> > device. Some people do this to create multiboot USBs.
> >
>
>
> As usual, Eli beat me to the punch. :) Really need to tell my MUA to
> fetch more frequently.
>
> As shown in my other reply, the .iso image has a partition table on it.
> Attempting to image this onto a partition leaves you with a partition
> table on a partition which is... *technically* possible, but
> parted/fdisk will complain about it (as they should, because we're
> talking about something that's "you goofed something hard or you have a
> REALLY technical, and probably very silly, reason to need nested
> partition tables").
>
> Eli has a great suggestion about using Grub's loopback capabilities. I
> do this on my machines and it's saved my tuchas more than once, and
> highly recommend it even if you don't need it for install reasons. You
> can find instructions/information on it on the Arch wiki:
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive#Using_GRUB_and_loopback_devices
>
> and I *very* recently even wrote briefly directly about this (using
> SystemRescueCD instead of the Arch ISO, but I mention it):
>
> https://sysadministrivia.com/news/howto-grubrescue

Thanks a lot for your job.

I also have tried to do the same thing with Debian's install iso, but
failed to figure out the params used for ``linux'' command in grub.

Just as you told on your website above, the most difficult thing using
this method is to figure out the correct  linux ... and initrd ...
lines.  While with the dd-based method, the chainloader method may be
used which doesn't need to figure out the  linux ... and initrd ...
lines  due to the chainloaded bootloader will tack over and do the
corresponding things.



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