X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-rescueboot.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2FREADME;h=ee2997242ffa39d738bf47899e0c43dad1f7dcbf;hp=2adf493ff08bf373544095b124c162eb5f6bf821;hb=999a45a437c15e388cb25bad3b6f985ac3f74fb6;hpb=39cb619b74bd0dbd2c4a038699ad181cd1fd53ca diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README index 2adf493..ee29972 100644 --- a/debian/README +++ b/debian/README @@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ 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. +to rescue a system as long as the hard disk and the boot manager still +work. + 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 +14,7 @@ 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 +25,8 @@ 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