X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=43a383c72260656eb588238f7b4b9b14c7dd99aa;hb=ddf2721eb25c00a2816fa5c65cf57127e669aee2;hp=8e8cce14e0fd53a1d7af81c54617ad058fa8a329;hpb=7c7d3dc2c37eb93a41b450dfa552481c23155122;p=grml2usb.git diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 8e8cce1..43a383c 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -104,12 +104,15 @@ executable is taken. If there can not be find any lilo executable the 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*:: @@ -129,12 +132,12 @@ Install syslinux bootloader instead of the default (being grub). *--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 -<> 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 <> 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=*:: @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ 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 @@ -419,10 +422,10 @@ instead of the ones provided by the ISO. # 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