X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-rescueboot.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2FREADME;h=ddde17dc845f02b8a914184e73535616dad08575;hp=2adf493ff08bf373544095b124c162eb5f6bf821;hb=645c4088a3c05cb3b3b50a41c63c052f04ea82a4;hpb=39cb619b74bd0dbd2c4a038699ad181cd1fd53ca diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README index 2adf493..ddde17d 100644 --- a/debian/README +++ b/debian/README @@ -1,30 +1,38 @@ The Debian Package grml-rescueboot ----------------------------------- +================================== + +Usually systems are rescued with CD or USB stick. grml-rescueboot makes +it possible to simply copy an Grml ISO image to the harddisk and boot the +rescue image. This eliminates the need to carry around a USB stick +to rescue a system as long as the hard disk and the boot manager still +work. -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 -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. -Howto: ------- +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 -Limitations: ------------- +Limitations +----------- -grml-rescueboot uses the loopback feature of grub2, so it won't work -with legacy grub. Furthermore the ISO image needs to support +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. -More technical details can be found here: +loopback.cfg beginning with release version 2010.04. + +More technical details can be found here: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Loopback.cfg - -- Andreas "Jimmy" Gredler Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:28:45 +0100 +Create your own ISO +------------------- + +You can make your own Grml Live ISO image using the grml-live +build framework. Visit http://grml.org/grml-live/ and +http://grml.org/ for more information.