Slitaz's Notes - Alanyih

alanyih · at 4/26/2026 09:44:00 PM

make-grub.sh - /boot/syslinux/efiboot.img

# Then, create a FAT formatted image that contains bootx64.efi in the
# ${EFIDIR} directory. This is used to bootstrap GRUB from the ISO image.

https://download.liveslak.org/liveslak/ ... ke-grub.sh

alanyih · at 4/24/2026 08:56:00 PM

Porteus-XFCE-v5.01
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin

Porteus-XFCE-v5.1
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin

make_iso.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# ---------------------------------------------------
# Script to create bootable ISO in Linux
# usage: make_iso.sh [ /tmp/porteus.iso ]
# author: Tomas M. <http://www.linux-live.org>
# updated for Porteus by fanthom <http://www.porteus.org>
# ---------------------------------------------------

if [ "$1" = "--help" -o "$1" = "-h" ]; then
  echo "This script will create bootable ISO from files in curent directory."
  echo "Current directory must be writable."
  echo "example: $0 /mnt/sda5/porteus.iso"
  exit
fi

CDLABEL="Porteus"
ISONAME=$(readlink -f "$1")

cd $(dirname $0)

if [ "$ISONAME" = "" ]; then
   SUGGEST=$(readlink -f ../../$(basename $(pwd)).iso)
   echo -ne "Target ISO file name [ Hit enter for $SUGGEST ]: "
   read ISONAME
   if [ "$ISONAME" = "" ]; then ISONAME="$SUGGEST"; fi
fi

mkisofs -o "$ISONAME" -v -l -J -joliet-long -R -D -A "$CDLABEL" \
-V "$CDLABEL" -no-emul-boot -boot-info-table -boot-load-size 4 \
-b boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin -c boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot ../.

UEFI boot entry ?

VS.

slackware64-xfce-current
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin
UEFI: /boot/syslinux/efiboot.img

make_slackware_live.sh
# Determine whether we add UEFI boot capabilities to the ISO:
if [ -f boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -a "$USEXORR" = "NO" ]; then
UEFI_OPTS="-eltorito-alt-boot -no-emul-boot -eltorito-platform 0xEF -eltorito-boot boot/syslinux/efiboot.img"
elif [ -f boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -a "$USEXORR" = "YES" ]; then
UEFI_OPTS="-eltorito-alt-boot -e boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -no-emul-boot"

https://download.liveslak.org/liveslak/ ... re_live.sh

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# Create an ISO file from a directory's content:
#
function create_iso() {
  TOPDIR=${1:-"${LIVE_STAGING}"}

  cd "$TOPDIR"

  # Tag the type of live environment to the ISO filename:
  if [ "$LIVEDE" = "SLACKWARE" ]; then
    ISOTAG=""
  else
    ISOTAG="-$(echo $LIVEDE |tr A-Z a-z)"
  fi

  # Determine whether we add UEFI boot capabilities to the ISO:
  if [ -f boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -a "$USEXORR" = "NO" ]; then
    UEFI_OPTS="-eltorito-alt-boot -no-emul-boot -eltorito-platform 0xEF -eltorito-boot boot/syslinux/efiboot.img"
  elif [ -f boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -a "$USEXORR" = "YES" ]; then
    UEFI_OPTS="-eltorito-alt-boot -e boot/syslinux/efiboot.img -no-emul-boot"
  else
    UEFI_OPTS=""
  fi

  # Time to determine the output filename, now that we know all the variables
  # and ensured that the OUTPUT directory exists:
  OUTFILE=${OUTFILE:-"${OUTPUT}/${DISTRO}${DIRSUFFIX}-live${ISOTAG}-${SL_VERSION}.iso"}
  if [ "$USEXORR" = "NO" ]; then
    mkisofs -o "${OUTFILE}" \
      -V "${MEDIALABEL}" \
      -R -J \
      -hide-rr-moved \
      -v -d -N \
      -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size ${BOOTLOADSIZE} -boot-info-table \
      -sort boot/syslinux/iso.sort \
      -b boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin \
      -c boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot \
      ${UEFI_OPTS} \
      -preparer "$(echo $LIVEDE |sed 's/BASE//') Live built by ${BUILDER}" \
      -publisher "The Slackware Linux Project - http://www.slackware.com/" \
      -A "${DISTRO^}-${SL_VERSION} for ${SL_ARCH} ($(echo $LIVEDE |sed 's/BASE//') Live $VERSION)" \
      -x ./$(basename ${LIVE_WORK}) \
      -x ./${LIVEMAIN}/bootinst \
      -x boot/syslinux/testing \
      .

    if [ "$SL_ARCH" = "x86_64" -o "$EFI32" = "YES" ]; then
      # Make this a hybrid ISO with UEFI boot support on x86_64.
      # On 32bit, the variable EFI32 must be explicitly enabled.
      isohybrid -u "${OUTFILE}"
    else
      isohybrid "${OUTFILE}"
    fi # End UEFI hybrid ISO.
  else
    echo "-- Using xorriso to generate the ISO and make it hybrid."
    xorriso -as mkisofs -o "${OUTFILE}" \
      -V "${MEDIALABEL}" \
      -J -joliet-long -r \
      -hide-rr-moved \
      -v -d -N \
      -b boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin \
      -c boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot \
      -boot-load-size ${BOOTLOADSIZE} -boot-info-table -no-emul-boot \
      ${UEFI_OPTS} \
      -isohybrid-mbr /usr/share/syslinux/isohdpfx.bin \
      -isohybrid-gpt-basdat \
      -preparer "$(echo $LIVEDE |sed 's/BASE//') Live built by ${BUILDER}" \
      -publisher "The Slackware Linux Project - http://www.slackware.com/" \
      -A "${DISTRO^}-${SL_VERSION} for ${SL_ARCH} ($(echo $LIVEDE |sed 's/BASE//') Live $VERSION)" \
      -x ./$(basename ${LIVE_WORK}) \
      -x ./${LIVEMAIN}/bootinst \
      -x boot/syslinux/testing \
      .
  fi

  # Return to original directory:
  cd - 1>/dev/null

  cd "${OUTPUT}"
    md5sum "$(basename "${OUTFILE}")" \
      > "$(basename "${OUTFILE}")".md5
    sha256sum "$(basename "${OUTFILE}")" \
      > "$(basename "${OUTFILE}")".sha256
  cd - 1>/dev/null
  echo "-- Live ISO image created:"
  echo "   - CDROM max size is 737.280.000 bytes (703 MB)"
  echo "   - DVD max size is 4.706.074.624 bytes (4.38 GB aka 4.7 GiB)"
  ls -l "${OUTFILE}"*

} # End of create_iso()

alanyih · at 4/24/2026 08:52:00 PM

Porteus - UEFI boot entry

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guest@porteus:~$ xorriso -indev /mnt/sda1/boot/Porteus-XFCE-v5.01-x86_64.iso -report_el_torito plain
GNU xorriso 1.5.8.pl01 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

xorriso : NOTE : Loading ISO image tree from LBA 0
xorriso : UPDATE :      54 nodes read in 1 seconds
xorriso : NOTE : Detected El-Torito boot information which currently is set to be discarded
Drive current: -indev '/mnt/sda1/boot/Porteus-XFCE-v5.01-x86_64.iso'
Media current: stdio file, overwriteable
Media status : is written , is appendable
Boot record  : El Torito , MBR isohybrid cyl-align-on
Media summary: 1 session, 230904 data blocks,  451m data, 6131m free
Volume id    : 'Porteus'
El Torito catalog  : 53  1
El Torito cat path : /boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot
El Torito images   :   N  Pltf  B   Emul  Ld_seg  Hdpt  Ldsiz         LBA
El Torito boot img :   1  BIOS  y   none  0x0000  0x00      4          54
El Torito img path :   1  /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin
El Torito img opts :   1  boot-info-table isohybrid-suitable

Porteus-XFCE-v5.01
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin

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guest@porteus:~$ xorriso -indev /mnt/sda1/boot/Porteus-XFCE-v5.1-alpha3-x86_64.iso -report_el_torito plain
GNU xorriso 1.5.8.pl01 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

xorriso : NOTE : Loading ISO image tree from LBA 0
xorriso : UPDATE :      54 nodes read in 1 seconds
xorriso : NOTE : Detected El-Torito boot information which currently is set to be discarded
Drive current: -indev '/mnt/sda1/boot/Porteus-XFCE-v5.1-alpha3-x86_64.iso'
Media current: stdio file, overwriteable
Media status : is written , is appendable
Boot record  : El Torito , MBR isohybrid cyl-align-on
Media summary: 1 session, 272216 data blocks,  532m data, 6131m free
Volume id    : 'Porteus'
El Torito catalog  : 53  1
El Torito cat path : /boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot
El Torito images   :   N  Pltf  B   Emul  Ld_seg  Hdpt  Ldsiz         LBA
El Torito boot img :   1  BIOS  y   none  0x0000  0x00      4          54
El Torito img path :   1  /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin
El Torito img opts :   1  boot-info-table isohybrid-suitable

Porteus-XFCE-v5.1
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin

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guest@porteus:~$ xorriso -indev /mnt/sda1/boot/slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso -report_el_torito plain
GNU xorriso 1.5.8.pl01 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

xorriso : NOTE : Loading ISO image tree from LBA 0
xorriso : UPDATE :     153 nodes read in 1 seconds
xorriso : NOTE : Detected El-Torito boot information which currently is set to be discarded
Drive current: -indev '/mnt/sda1/boot/slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso'
Media current: stdio file, overwriteable
Media status : is written , is appendable
Boot record  : El Torito , MBR isohybrid cyl-align-on GPT
Media summary: 1 session, 796544 data blocks, 1556m data, 6131m free
Volume id    : 'LIVESLAK'
El Torito catalog  : 78  1
El Torito cat path : /boot/syslinux/isolinux.boot
El Torito images   :   N  Pltf  B   Emul  Ld_seg  Hdpt  Ldsiz         LBA
El Torito boot img :   1  BIOS  y   none  0x0000  0x00      4        1519
El Torito boot img :   2  UEFI  y   none  0x0000  0x00   5760          79
El Torito img path :   1  /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin
El Torito img opts :   1  boot-info-table isohybrid-suitable
El Torito img path :   2  /boot/syslinux/efiboot.img

slackware64-xfce-current
BIOS: /boot/syslinux/isolinux.bin
UEFI: /boot/syslinux/efiboot.img

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