[ipxe-devel] [PATCH 1/1] allow to build ISO image with EFI support (ipxe.eiso)

[Christian Hesse]

Christian Nilsson <nikize at gmail.com> on Sun, 2015/04/19 13:34:
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Christian Hesse <list at eworm.de> wrote:
> > From: Christian Hesse <mail at eworm.de>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Christian Hesse <mail at eworm.de>
> >
> > [snipped patch] 
> 
> Why is it not possible for mkisofs to be used to create an EFI compatible
> iso? It should be enough to have EFI/Boot/boot(ia32|x64).efi in the iso.
> If i read it correctly this patch adds the efi files to an emulated
> floppy instead of the iso itself?

Because mkisofs does not know these command options:

-eltorito-alt-boot -e efiboot.img -isohybrid-gpt-basdat

At lease my version does not.
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