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== Handling of Partition Tables in images. == |
== Handling of Partition Tables in images. == |
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At the time of writing, only Apple's [[hdiutil]] can handle the mounting of partitions inside of an image cleanly. Linux users can use [[Loopback Device|a hack]] to skip over the MBR sector. In general, you can solve the partitioning information problem by using a separate image for one partition, then insert it into a larger image with partitioning data at the right place. This works because offsets are generally relative to the start of the partition. |
At the time of writing, only Apple's [[hdiutil]] and Plan 9's [http://9p.io/magic/man2html/8/partfs partfs] can handle the mounting of partitions inside of an image cleanly. Linux users can use [[Loopback Device|a hack]] to skip over the MBR sector. In general, you can solve the partitioning information problem by using a separate image for one partition, then insert it into a larger image with partitioning data at the right place. This works because offsets are generally relative to the start of the partition. |
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There's a tutorial on [[Bootable Disk]]s. |
There's a tutorial on [[Bootable Disk]]s. |
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