Extracting guix.iso.xz with Xarchiver will give damaged .iso

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  • Leo Famulari
  • Ludovic Courtès
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bo0od wrote on 7 Apr 2021 07:27
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Hi There,

I have just tested to extract guix.iso.xz using Xarchiver and tried to
install guix.iso on a vbox, The image wont be readable/identified for
installation.

Only way to make it work is by using unxz command.
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Leo Famulari wrote on 8 Apr 2021 21:00
(name . bo0od)(address . bo0od@riseup.net)(address . 47632@debbugs.gnu.org)
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On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 05:27:49AM +0000, bo0od wrote:
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> I have just tested to extract guix.iso.xz using Xarchiver and tried to
> install guix.iso on a vbox, The image wont be readable/identified for
> installation.

Thanks for the report.

I installed Xarchiver and used it to extract the iso.xz to /tmp.

Then I did this:

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$ file guix-system-install-1.2.0.x86_64-linux.iso
guix-system-install-1.2.0.x86_64-linux.iso: DOS/MBR boot sector; GRand Unified Bootloader, stage1 version 0x79, boot drive 0xbb, stage2 address 0x8e70, 1st sector stage2 0xb8db31c3, stage2 segment 0x201
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So, I think it worked?

I found Xarchiver somewhat complicated...
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bo0od wrote on 10 Apr 2021 03:31
(name . Leo Famulari)(address . leo@famulari.name)(address . 47632@debbugs.gnu.org)
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Feel free to close this issue, I have tested this scenario again i cant
reproduce.

Leo Famulari:
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> On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 05:27:49AM +0000, bo0od wrote:
>> I have just tested to extract guix.iso.xz using Xarchiver and tried to
>> install guix.iso on a vbox, The image wont be readable/identified for
>> installation.
>
> Thanks for the report.
>
> I installed Xarchiver and used it to extract the iso.xz to /tmp.
>
> Then I did this:
>
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> $ file guix-system-install-1.2.0.x86_64-linux.iso
> guix-system-install-1.2.0.x86_64-linux.iso: DOS/MBR boot sector; GRand Unified Bootloader, stage1 version 0x79, boot drive 0xbb, stage2 address 0x8e70, 1st sector stage2 0xb8db31c3, stage2 segment 0x201
> ------
>
> So, I think it worked?
>
> I found Xarchiver somewhat complicated...
>
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Leo Famulari wrote on 10 Apr 2021 19:51
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close 47632
close 47691
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Ludovic Courtès wrote on 15 Apr 2021 11:04
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tags 47632 notabug
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