mount(device, device_mountpoint, "")
# If using --grub-mbr then make sure we install grub in MBR instead of PBR
- # Thanks to grub2. NOT.
if options.grubmbr:
logging.debug("Using option --grub-mbr ...")
if device[-1:].isdigit():
logging.info("Installing grub as bootloader")
logging.debug("grub-install --recheck --no-floppy --root-directory=%s %s",
device_mountpoint, grub_device)
- proc = subprocess.Popen(["grub-install", "--recheck", "--no-floppy",
+ proc = subprocess.Popen(["grub-install", "--recheck", "--force", "--no-floppy",
"--root-directory=%s" % device_mountpoint, grub_device], stdout=file(os.devnull, "r+"))
proc.wait()
if proc.returncode != 0:
# raise Exception("error executing grub-install")
logging.critical("Fatal: error executing grub-install (please check the grml2usb FAQ or drop the --grub option)")
- logging.critical("Note: if using grub2 consider using the --grub-mbr option because grub2's PBR feature is broken.")
+ logging.critical("Note: if using grub2 consider using the --grub-mbr option as grub considers PBR problematic.")
cleanup()
sys.exit(1)
except CriticalException, error: