X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-rescueboot.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2FREADME;h=9004e4d22281f1c9d2bd63766c09274ea33c0ac1;hp=2adf493ff08bf373544095b124c162eb5f6bf821;hb=e20b2c3b46c11c36a348e150c034ca10888e78ee;hpb=19a4c601e63e340041a526c3942fe33289eaa39d diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README index 2adf493..9004e4d 100644 --- a/debian/README +++ b/debian/README @@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ The Debian Package grml-rescueboot ---------------------------------- Usually systems are rescued with CD or usb stick. grml-rescueboot makes -it possible to simply copy an ISO image onto harddisk and boot the +it possible to simply copy an ISO image to the harddisk and boot the rescue image. This eliminates the need to carry around a usb stick to rescue a system. + grml-rescueboot includes the script 42_grml which is installed in /etc/grub.d and run when update-grub is executed. The script looks for ISO images in /boot/grml/ and adds an entry for each image found. @@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ ISO images in /boot/grml/ and adds an entry for each image found. Howto: ------ -- Get a recent grml image from http://grml.org/download/ +- Get a recent Grml image from http://grml.org/download/ - Copy the image to /boot/grml - Run update-grub - Reboot and enjoy your new rescue system @@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ Limitations: grml-rescueboot uses the loopback feature of grub2, so it won't work with legacy grub. Furthermore the ISO image needs to support loopback.cfg, a file which is placed in /boot/grub/. Grml supports -loopback.cfg beginning with version 2010.04. +loopback.cfg beginning with release version 2010.04. + More technical details can be found here: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Loopback.cfg