statically compiled version of the grml2usb Debian package (see
/usr/share/grml2usb/lilo/lilo.static.[amd64|i386]) is taken.
- *--mbr-manager=...*::
+ *--mbr-menu*::
-Install master boot record (MBR) with integrated boot manager, providing a
-simple selection for specifying the device for booting from. This options is
-available only when using the default MBR and won't work if using the
---syslinux-mbr option.
+Install master boot record (MBR) with integrated boot menu: interactively choose
+the partition to boot from, with a timeout to load the default partition, or
+boot from floppy. When NOT using the --mbr-menu option a MBR with LBA and large
+disc support but without an integrated boot menu is installed (so it's not
+visible at all but instead directly jumps to the bootloader - being grub or
+syslinux). Note: This options is available only when using the default MBR and
+won't have any effect if you're using the --syslinux-mbr option.
*--quiet*::
*--syslinux-mbr*::
-Install syslinux master boot record (MBR) instead of the default one. By
-default a very compatible MBR is installed, if you encounter any problems
-with it you can try using the syslinux MBR instead. If that works for you please
-<<X7,let us know>> so we can adjust our default MBR accordingly.
-Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before the MBR
-is installed so the according partitions are set active.
+Install syslinux' master boot record (MBR, which is booting from the partition
+with the "active" flag set) instead of the default one. If you encounter any
+problems with the default MBR you can try using the syslinux MBR instead. If
+that works for you please <<X7,let us know>> so we can adjust our default MBR
+accordingly. Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before
+the MBR is installed so the according partitions are set active.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
*--squashfs=*::
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
--------------------------------
+Where can I get the grml2usb?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+grml2usb is available via link:http://deb.grml.org/[the grml-testing Debian
+repository]. Please make sure you've the Debian package installed, just having
+the grml2usb script available is definitely *NOT* enough!
+
What's the difference between grml2hd and grml2usb?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
... is "normal". grub-install sends those messages to stderr. To avoid hiding any
possible real error messages grml2usb doesn't ignore those messages.
+I'm getting something like "Error: /usr/share/grml2usb/grub/splash.xpm.gz can not be read"!?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Looks like you've just the grml2usb script available. Please make sure you've
+the grml2usb Debian package installed. It's available via
+link:http://deb.grml.org/[the grml-testing Debian repository].
+
Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1 and use syslinux as bootloader
(instead of grub being the default).
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
# grml2usb --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-grml --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-grml \
/home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1
# grml2usb --squashfs=/grml/grml-live/grml_cd/live/grml.squashfs \
/home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1 but use given squashfs
file instead of the one provided by the ISO.
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
# grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1