[SOLVED] New Arch ISO label ???

alanxoc3 · 2018-03-31 22:13:08

I'm installing arch on an Asus X205Ta. I've done it before. Right now I'm trying to create a new 32 bit EFI bootloader. The problem is that when I run:

file archlinux-2018.03.01-x86_64.iso

the output is:

archlinux-2018.03.01-x86_64.iso: DOS/MBR boot sector; partition 2 : ID=0xef, start-CHS (0x3ff,254,63), end-CHS (0x3ff,254,63), startsector 164, 131072 sectors

The problem is I don't see a label in the ISO anymore. I'm expecting something like "ARCH_201803", but I don't see it!

So when I create a grub.cfg file, what do I do when the wiki asks for a label? Is there a place I can learn more about grub.cfg?

Thanks.

Last edited by alanxoc3 (2018-04-01 22:25:55)

Trilby · 2018-03-31 22:57:13

Why do you need a lable for the iso for your bootloader? You don't put the iso into the bootloader, you put your newly created partition label(s) in the bootloader. To learn more about grub, read the man page and/or follow the wiki.

alanxoc3 · 2018-04-01 02:06:51

I was getting a label from the iso, because that is what the guide said to do (and another arch wiki guide). But what you said makes sense I think. I'll just continue by making up a label name and trying to make sure the new partition matches the label name or something like that. I'll reply to this if I figure it out.

Trilby · 2018-04-01 02:24:20

Oh, perhaps I misunderstood. Those instructions are for initially booting the iso - have you not even booted into the iso yet?

alanxoc3 · 2018-04-01 21:14:44

Yeah, I haven't booted it yet. I'm creating one I can boot. I'm going to work on it more now.

R00KIE · 2018-04-01 21:44:33

Did you try with isoinfo from cdrtools or iso-info from libcdio?

alanxoc3 · 2018-04-01 21:46:53

I think I'm getting somewhere.

ls -l /dev/disk/by-label/

Shows me the label for the iso (after I mounted it). I don't know why the file command doesn't work anymore. I'm going to try creating the bootable device with that label and see if it works this time.

alanxoc3 · 2018-04-01 21:51:19

Oh yeah, isoinfo from cdrtools worked too.

isoinfo -d -i archlinux-2018.03.01-x86_64.iso | grep 'Volume id'

gave

Volume id: ARCH_201803

alanxoc3 · 2018-04-01 22:23:32

Sweet, I got it working!

Before I tried making the label ALAN_ARCH, and I thought I would be successful if I was consistent. But I didn't replace it in one spot in the grub.cfg file. Then I found the standard label and used that. While doing that I saw the spot I didn't replace in the grub.cfg file.

So I wonder if it would have worked with my own custom label. I think it would have. Maybe I'll try that another time.

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[SOLVED] New Arch ISO label ???

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