"kicksecure iso doesn't boot under Heads #2008
Description
Please identify some basic details to help process the report
To reproduce:
- Download kicksecure iso from https://www.kicksecure.com/download/iso/17.4.4.6/Kicksecure-Xfce-17.4.4.6.Intel_AMD64.iso
- Burn to a usb drive using
dd, as usual. - Boot heads and choose "Boot from USB".
- Heads will search for usb partitions and will ask for user choice giving options:
/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2and/dev/sdb3. - Any of the three choices results in an error.
!!! ERROR: ERROR: Failed to mount /dev/sdb1 as read only !!!
/etc/gui_functions: line 23: [: -ne: unary operator expected
!!!! Something failed during USB boot
!!!! Starting recovery shell
Heads goes back to recovery shell. Running dmesg gives:
...
GPT: Primary header thinks Alt. header is not at the end of the disk.
GPT: 2430031 != 240253439
GPT: Alternate GPT header not at the end of the disk.
GPT: 2430031 != 240253439
GPT: Use Gnu Parted to correct GPT errors.
sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sdb1, iso_blknum=78, block=156
exFAT-fs (sdb1): invalid boot record signature
exFAT-fs (sdb1): failed to read boot sector
exFAT-fs (sdb1): failed to recognize exfat type
exFAT-fs (sdb1): invalid boot record signature
exFAT-fs (sdb1): failed to read boot sector
exFAT-fs (sdb1): failed to recognize exfat type
isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sdb1, iso_blknum=78, block=156
Some investigations
Connecting the usb drive to another computer (say, as /dev/sda),
running sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda gives:
GPT PMBR size mismatch (2430031 != 240253439) will be corrected by write.
The backup GPT table is not on the end of the device.
Disk /dev/sda: 114.56 GiB, 123009761280 bytes, 240253440 sectors
Disk model: SanDisk 3.2Gen1
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: ...
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 64 375 312 156K Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 376 9911 9536 4.7M EFI System
/dev/sda3 9912 2429967 2420056 1.2G Microsoft basic data
Trying to mount /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 gives:
wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
Mounting /dev/sda2 works. After mounting, sudo blkid /dev/sda2 gives:
/dev/sda2: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="6898-60D7" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI boot partition" PARTUUID="...."
and
sudo file -s /dev/sda2 gives a FAT12 file system:
/dev/sda2: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x3c+2, OEM-ID "mkfs.fat", sectors/cluster 4, reserved sectors 4, root entries 512, sectors 9536 (volumes <=32 MB), Media descriptor 0xf8, sectors/FAT 8, sectors/track 32, reserved 0x1, serial number 0x689860d7, unlabeled, FAT (12 bit)
Finally, sudo find mount_point gives:
/mnt/usb
/mnt/usb/EFI
/mnt/usb/EFI/boot
/mnt/usb/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
/mnt/usb/EFI/boot/grubx64.efi
/mnt/usb/boot
/mnt/usb/boot/grub
/mnt/usb/boot/grub/grub.cfg
A. Provide Hardware Details
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I am using a Lenove x230 with
heads-EOL_x230-hotp-maximized-v0.2.0-2790-gaaeb63d. -
I am using HEADS in "Basic mode"