Hello community, here is the log from the commit of package parti for openSUSE:Factory checked in at 2018-04-26 13:38:43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Comparing /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/parti (Old) and /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.parti.new (New) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Package is "parti" Thu Apr 26 13:38:43 2018 rev:6 rq:601010 version:1.17 Changes: -------- --- /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/parti/parti.changes 2018-03-07 10:37:56.775404387 +0100 +++ /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.parti.new/parti.changes 2018-04-26 13:38:43.738546026 +0200 @@ -1,0 +2,7 @@ +Wed Apr 25 13:37:55 UTC 2018 - wfeldt@opensuse.org + +- merge gh#wfeldt/parti#8 +- extended documentation +- 1.17 + +-------------------------------------------------------------------- Old: ---- parti-1.16.tar.xz New: ---- parti-1.17.tar.xz ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Other differences: ------------------ ++++++ parti.spec ++++++ --- /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.ArtUif/_old 2018-04-26 13:38:44.306525207 +0200 +++ /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.ArtUif/_new 2018-04-26 13:38:44.310525061 +0200 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name: parti -Version: 1.16 +Version: 1.17 Release: 0 Summary: Show partition table information License: GPL-3.0 ++++++ parti-1.16.tar.xz -> parti-1.17.tar.xz ++++++ diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn' '--exclude=.svnignore' old/parti-1.16/README.md new/parti-1.17/README.md --- old/parti-1.16/README.md 2018-03-06 11:02:17.000000000 +0100 +++ new/parti-1.17/README.md 2018-04-25 15:37:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ [eltorito]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Torito_%28CD-ROM_standard%29 [fat]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_of_the_FAT_file_system#BPB -It shows the complete information but mostly in uninterpreted form (unlike +It shows the complete information and not only the interpreted data (unlike partitioning tools like `fdisk` or `parted`). So it can be used to verify the data your favorite partitioning tool has @@ -25,9 +25,93 @@ ## openSUSE Development The package is automatically submitted from the `master` branch to -[home:snwint](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:snwint/parti) -OBS project. However, unlike other projects, is not submitted automatically to -openSUSE:Factory. +[system:install:head](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/system:install:head/parti) +OBS project. From that place it is forwarded to +[openSUSE Factory](https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/openSUSE:Factory). You can find more information about this workflow in the [linuxrc-devtools documentation](https://github.com/openSUSE/linuxrc-devtools#opensuse-development). + +## Example + +Here's what `parti` says about the +[openSUSE-Tumbleweed installation ISO](http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-i586-Cur...): + +``` +cd.iso: 9023488 sectors +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +file system: + fs "iso9660", label "openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_6411", uuid "2018-04-25-14-35-10-00" +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +mbr id: 0x7322d96d + sector size: 512 + isolinux.bin: 22924, "/boot/x86_64/loader/isolinux.bin" + mbr partition table (chs 4406/64/32): + 1 3648 - 11459 (size 7812), chs 1/50/1 - 5/38/4 + type 0xef (efi) + fs "vfat", uuid "732E-5C88", "/boot/x86_64/efi" + fat12: + sector size: 512 + bpb[62], oem "mkfs.fat", media 0xf8, drive 0xff, hs 4/63 + vol id 0x732e5c88, label "NO NAME", fs type "FAT12" + fs size 7812, hidden 0, data start 45 + cluster size 4, clusters 1941 + fats 2, fat size 6, fat start 1 + root entries 512, root size 32, root start 13 + 2 * 11460 - 9023487 (size 9012028), chs 5/38/5 - 1023/63/32 + type 0x17 (ntfs hidden) + fs "iso9660", label "openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_6411", uuid "2018-04-25-14-34-34-00" +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +el torito: + sector size: 512 + boot catalog: 80 + 0 type 0x01 (validation entry) + platform id 0x00, crc 0x0000 (ok), magic ok + manufacturer[15] "SUSE LINUX GmbH" + 1 * type 0x88 (initial/default entry) + boot type 0 (no emulation) + load address 0x00000, system type 0x00 + start 22924, size 4, "/boot/x86_64/loader/isolinux.bin" + selection criteria 0x01 "Legacy (x86_64)" + 2 type 0x91 (last section header) + platform id 0xef, name[0] "" + entries 1 + 3 * type 0x88 (initial/default entry) + boot type 0 (no emulation) + load address 0x00000, system type 0x00 + start 3648, size 7812, "/boot/x86_64/efi" + selection criteria 0x01 "UEFI (x86_64)" + fs "vfat", uuid "732E-5C88", "/boot/x86_64/efi" + fat12: + sector size: 512 + bpb[62], oem "mkfs.fat", media 0xf8, drive 0xff, hs 4/63 + vol id 0x732e5c88, label "NO NAME", fs type "FAT12" + fs size 7812, hidden 0, data start 45 + cluster size 4, clusters 1941 + fats 2, fat size 6, fat start 1 + root entries 512, root size 32, root start 13 + +``` + +You see 3 sections: + + 1. the image has a file system on it (ISO9660) + 2. there's an MBR with 2 partitions + - partition 1 with a FAT file system (the UEFI system partition) + - partition 2 with an ISO9660 file system + - Notes + - the MBR has a link to `isolinux.bin` - a peculiarity of isolinux used to locate itself when the image is booted as a disk + - partition 1 is also accessible as `/boot/x86_64/efi` in the ISO9660 file system + 3. an El Torito boot record with 2 bootable entries (marked with a `*`) + - entry 1 used for leagcy BIOS booting (points to `isolinux.bin`) + - entry 3 used for UEFI booting (points to a FAT image - this is partition 1, btw) + - Note + - block size for output is 512 for consistency + +And what does this tell us? + +The image is both as disk (has MBR) and DVD (El Torito) bootable, via legacy BIOS and UEFI, because + - as disk it is legcay BIOS bootable (via special MBR boot code that locates `isolinux.bin` and loads it) + - as disk it is UEFI bootable as it has an EFI System Partition + - as DVD it is legacy BIOS bootable as it has a suitable El Torito record + - as DVD it is UEFI bootable as it has another El Torito record suitable for UEFI diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn' '--exclude=.svnignore' old/parti-1.16/VERSION new/parti-1.17/VERSION --- old/parti-1.16/VERSION 2018-03-06 11:02:17.000000000 +0100 +++ new/parti-1.17/VERSION 2018-04-25 15:37:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -1 +1 @@ -1.16 +1.17 diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn' '--exclude=.svnignore' old/parti-1.16/changelog new/parti-1.17/changelog --- old/parti-1.16/changelog 2018-03-06 11:02:17.000000000 +0100 +++ new/parti-1.17/changelog 2018-04-25 15:37:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +2018-04-25: 1.17 + - extended documentation + 2018-03-06: 1.16 - Use standard location for isoinfo binary