[arch-releng] Iso booting

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 07/26/2012 04:28 PM, Mr Green wrote:
> Have an odd problem, trying to boot an iso from grub2 using
>
> menuentry "Archlinux-2011.08.19-netinstall-x86_64.iso" {
>     set isofile="/iso/archlinux-2012.07.15-netinstall-dual.iso"
>     loopback loop (hd0,1)$isofile
>     linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz archisolabel=ARCH_201207 
> img_dev=/dev/sda1 img_loop=$isofile earlymodules=loop
>     initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
> }
>
> menuentry "ArchBang" {
>     set isofile="/iso/archbang-2012.07.26-x86_64.iso"
>     loopback loop (hd0,1)$isofile
>     linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz archisolabel=ARCHBANG 
> img_dev=/dev/sda1  img_loop=$isofile  earlymodules=loop
>     initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
> }
>
> The first menuentry works fine but ArchBang refuses to boot, both are 
> in the same directory on the same disc.
>
> Odd thing is that /dev/disk/by-label is not created in Archbang, both 
> isos have the same hooks loops, tried with latest archiso from git but 
> no joy.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on the problem?
>
> MrG
>
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