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| From | Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.mageia |
| Subject | Mageia .iso configuration |
| Date | 2026-04-23 12:27 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <n4va50F4cd0U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
8.5 mo ago in a thread here, I commented on Rufus USB writer's
preliminary analysis of the Mag .iso:
From: Mike Easter
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mageia
Subject: Re: Non-isodumper persistence
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 12:36:22 -0700
Message-ID: <mfcgdmF8cjgU1@mid.individual.net>
>> The image you have selected is an ISOHybrid, but its creators have
>> not made it compatible with ISO/File copy mode. As a result, DD
>> image writing mode will be enforced.
and
>> Note: DD image mode enforced since this ISOHybrid is not ISO mode compatible.
Since then I have employed disktype to compare such as the LMDE .iso
with the Mag .iso:
$ disktype lmde-7-cinnamon-64bit.iso
--- lmde-7-cinnamon-64bit.iso
Regular file, size 2.758 GiB (2960867328 bytes)
DOS/MBR partition map
Partition 1: 2.757 GiB (2960834560 bytes, 5782880 sectors from 64, bootable)
Type 0x00 (Empty)
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon 64-bit"
Publisher "LINUX MINT"
Preparer "LIVE-BUILD 20230502;
HTTPS://SALSA.DEBIAN.ORG/LIVE-TEAM/LIVE-BUILD"
Application "LMDE LIVE"
Data size 2.757 GiB (2960834560 bytes, 1445720 blocks of 2 KiB)
Joliet extension, volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon"
Partition 2: 5 MiB (5242880 bytes, 10240 sectors from 4660)
Type 0xEF (EFI System (FAT))
FAT12 file system (hints score 4 of 5)
Volume size 4.975 MiB (5216256 bytes, 2547 clusters of 2 KiB)
GPT partition map, 208 entries
Disk size 2.758 GiB (2960867328 bytes, 5782944 sectors)
Disk GUID 32303235-3130-3047-B130-303632313333
Partition 1: 2.757 GiB (2960805888 bytes, 5782824 sectors from 64)
Type Basic Data (GUID A2A0D0EB-E5B9-3344-87C0-68B6B72699C7)
Partition Name "ISOHybrid"
Partition GUID 32303235-3130-3047-B131-303632313333
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon 64-bit"
Publisher "LINUX MINT"
Preparer "LIVE-BUILD 20230502;
HTTPS://SALSA.DEBIAN.ORG/LIVE-TEAM/LIVE-BUILD"
Application "LMDE LIVE"
Data size 2.757 GiB (2960834560 bytes, 1445720 blocks of 2 KiB)
Joliet extension, volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon"
Partition 2: 5 MiB (5242880 bytes, 10240 sectors from 4660)
Type Basic Data (GUID A2A0D0EB-E5B9-3344-87C0-68B6B72699C7)
Partition Name "ISOHybrid1"
Partition GUID 32303235-3130-3047-B132-303632313333
FAT12 file system (hints score 4 of 5)
Volume size 4.975 MiB (5216256 bytes, 2547 clusters of 2 KiB)
Partition 3: unused
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon 64-bit"
Publisher "LINUX MINT"
Preparer "LIVE-BUILD 20230502;
HTTPS://SALSA.DEBIAN.ORG/LIVE-TEAM/LIVE-BUILD"
Application "LMDE LIVE"
Data size 2.758 GiB (2960867328 bytes, 1445736 blocks of 2 KiB)
El Torito boot record, catalog at 1164
Bootable non-emulated image, starts at 3725, preloads 2 KiB
Platform 0x00 (x86), System Type 0x00 (Empty)
ISOLINUX boot loader
Bootable non-emulated image, starts at 1165, preloads 5 MiB
(5242880 bytes)
Platform 0xEF (EFI), System Type 0x00 (Empty)
FAT12 file system (hints score 4 of 5)
Volume size 4.975 MiB (5216256 bytes, 2547 clusters of 2 KiB)
Joliet extension, volume name "LMDE 7 Cinnamon"
==========
$ disktype Mageia-9-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso
--- Mageia-9-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso
Regular file, size 3.774 GiB (4052418560 bytes)
GRUB boot loader, unknown compat version 121
DOS/MBR partition map
Partition 2: 4 MiB (4194304 bytes, 8192 sectors from 7906088)
Type 0xEF (EFI System (FAT))
FAT12 file system (hints score 5 of 5)
Volume size 3.977 MiB (4169728 bytes, 2036 clusters of 2 KiB)
Volume name "MGAISO-ESP"
ISO9660 file system
Volume name "Mageia-9-Live-Plasma-x86_64"
Publisher "MAGEIA.ORG"
Preparer "DRAKISO"
Application "GNU XORRISO 1.5.2"
Data size 3.770 GiB (4047917056 bytes, 1976522 blocks of 2 KiB)
El Torito boot record, catalog at 65
Bootable non-emulated image, starts at 66, preloads 2 KiB
Platform 0x00 (x86), System Type 0x00 (Empty)
Bootable non-emulated image, starts at 1976522, preloads 4 MiB
(4194304 bytes)
Platform 0xEF (EFI), System Type 0x00 (Empty)
FAT12 file system (hints score 5 of 5)
Volume size 3.977 MiB (4169728 bytes, 2036 clusters of 2 KiB)
Volume name "MGAISO-ESP"
Joliet extension, volume name "Mageia-9-Live-Pl"
==========
The LMDE .iso is a conventional hybrid. The Mag .iso is NOT.
--
Mike Easter
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