1 grml2usb (0.9.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Support installation on /dev/loop*-devices.
4 * Generate configuration for syslinux and grub by default, no
5 matter which bootloader the users chooses.
6 * Added options --skip-syslinux-config and --skip-grub-config
7 if someone wants to skip the generation of any bootloader
9 * Make sure grub-install is available before executing it.
10 * Display information about default grml flavour and the other
11 available grml flavours at the end of the grml2usb run.
12 * Use /sbin/blkid (e2fsprogs) instead of vol_id as vol_id is going to be
13 removed from udev. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
14 * Use rsync instead of cp. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
16 * Use 'forensic' and 'readonly' in the forensic bootoption itself.
17 * Spelling fixes (thanks to Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.org>).
18 * Write GRUB2 config even if the target is a directory (thanks, Thorsten)
19 * All these "set root=" are not needed for GRUB2 (thanks, Thorsten)
20 * Switch order of check whether the specified device is a directory
21 and check for usb device (as the usb device check will fail if
23 * Add grml2iso for creating a bootable DVD:
24 - thanks once more to Thorsten Glaser for helping and patches
25 - thanks to Ernesto Domato for reporting the issue regarding
26 i386<->amd64 with grub-mkimage
27 * Move syslinux check to install_syslinux_mbr()
28 * Drop the reference to --grub option (thanks for the bugreport
30 * Update documentation:
31 - mention the dd approach
33 - improve section link names for the online version
34 - add 'grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem'
35 * Support use with python version 2.4.
37 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:39:53 +0200
39 grml2usb (0.9.7) unstable; urgency=low
41 * Fix typo in manpage of grml2usb (thanks to Wernfried Haas).
42 * Fix bootoption toram: it should be toram=$FLAVOUR.squashfs instead
43 of toram=$FLAVOUR. Thanks to Wernfried Haas and Frank Prochnow
44 for the bugreport and debugging! [Closes: issue680]
46 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:32:13 +0200
48 grml2usb (0.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
50 * Support installation of the currently running grml live
51 system ("grml2usb /live/image /dev/sdx1").
52 * Add "persistent" entry to grub/syslinux menu. [Closes: issue669]
54 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:02 +0200
56 grml2usb (0.9.5) unstable; urgency=low
58 * Fix dashes of options in manpage (thanks for the bugreport,
60 * Display program version during execution.
61 * Apply fix by Peter Daum <gator@cs.tu-berlin.de>, making sure
62 to use the normalized path for unmounting. Thanks!
63 * Use 'multiboot' for booting MirOS BSD when using grub2.
64 * Catch exception if copying files fails.
65 * Make sure to exit if installing grub fails.
66 * Integrate hdt (Hardware Detection Tool) in bootsplash (but
67 only if using syslinux as grub isn't supported).
69 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 May 2009 22:31:30 +0200
71 grml2usb (0.9.4) unstable; urgency=low
73 * Bugfix: move kernel commandline from initrd to kernel option in
74 generate_flavour_specific_grub2_config().
76 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:04:56 +0200
78 grml2usb (0.9.3) unstable; urgency=low
80 * Drop some leftover 'lang=us' references.
81 * Update mbr.S (thanks, Thorsten Glaser).
82 * Rename --mbr-manager into --mbr-menu (people seem to be confused
83 what this option does). Improve the according documentation.
84 * Update failsafe bootoption.
85 * Fix comments section in manpage (thanks for reporting,
86 Alexander Steinböck).
87 * Mention the Debian package in the error message (thanks to
88 Lothar Speil for the bugreport).
89 * Mention grml-repository in the docs.
90 * Support older kernel versions in check for removable usb device.
91 (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the report and relevant information.)
92 * Also add specified bootoptions to default entry in configuration
93 file of grub version 1. (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the bugreport.)
94 * Make sure that options "--quiet" and "--verbose" aren't accepted
95 at the same time in the command line. Thanks for bugreport and
96 code example, Karl Voit!
97 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.1 (no further changes).
98 * Set debhelper's compat version from 4 to 5.
100 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:09:46 +0200
102 grml2usb (0.9.2) unstable; urgency=low
104 * Rewrote grml2usb from scratch (in python). New features:
105 - you no longer need to setup the device via /etc/fstab, just
106 directly invoke "grml2usb /path/to/iso /dev/sdb1"
107 - initial multi-iso / multi-boot support
108 [Closes: issue501] [Closes: issue584]
109 - provide *several* new options like --bootloader-only,
110 --bootoptions=... check out the manpage for all the details
111 - get rid of "polution" of root directory on usb-pen
113 - always write a default MBR (thanks a lot to the work
114 and help of Thorsten Glaser!) [Closes: issue295]
115 - use grub by default (but support for syslinux is present as
117 - fix regressions for temporary mountpoints / wrong directories
118 [Closes: issue603] [Closes: issue602]
119 * Update debian stuff:
120 - Bump Standard Version to 3.8.0 (no further changes)
121 - Change XS-Vcs-* to Vcs-* headers and replace mercurial with
122 grml's nowadays git repository URLs
123 - drop mtools from depends
124 - slightly improve long description
125 - add asciidoc, xsltproc and docbook-xsl to Build-Depends
126 - either depend on syslinux | grub2 | grub
128 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:40:55 +0100
130 grml2usb (0.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
132 * Fix problem with comment chars in /etc/fstab.
133 Thanks for debugging and the patch to Robert Euhus!
134 * Some minor cleanups in Debian packaging.
136 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 25 May 2008 01:29:30 +0200
138 grml2usb (0.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
140 * Support new directory layout of different grml-flavours
141 * Fix uninstall option (really clean up usb device)
143 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:43:57 +0100
145 grml2usb (0.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
147 * Fix the "mv: cannot move `/mnt/usb-sdb1/boot/grub' to a subdirectory of
148 itself, `/mnt/usb-sdb1/grub'" issue.
150 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:57:08 +0100
152 grml2usb (0.7.8) unstable; urgency=low
154 * Adjust grml2usb for a present grub directory.
156 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:29:20 +0100
158 grml2usb (0.7.7) unstable; urgency=low
160 * Improve error handling for execution of syslinux.
162 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:38:31 +0200
164 grml2usb (0.7.6) unstable; urgency=low
166 * The "reworked grml2usb for JUXLALA"-release.
167 * Added fs check via vol_id.
168 * Improved error handling.
169 * Fixed some code parts regarding use of $TMPMNT.
171 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:07:09 +0200
173 grml2usb (0.7.5) unstable; urgency=low
175 * supporting directories and direct blockdevices as source for the iso.
177 -- Michael Gebetsroither <gebi@grml.org> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:28:19 +0200
179 grml2usb (0.7.4) unstable; urgency=low
181 * Get rid of bashism, thanks for reporting - Paul Weaver!
182 * Change version schema from x.y-z to x.y.z.
184 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:43:49 +0100
186 grml2usb (0.7-3) unstable; urgency=low
188 * The manpage was just a template, added the missing documentation
189 now. Thanks for reporting, Jens Heidrich!
191 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:08:30 +0100
193 grml2usb (0.7-2) unstable; urgency=low
195 * Use 'Architecture: all' in debian/control so we can use the
196 package on non-x86 as well.
197 * Bumb Standard Version to 3.7.2 (no further changes).
199 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:46:35 +0100
201 grml2usb (0.7-1) unstable; urgency=low
203 * Use different exit codes for different code parts, and quote
204 $ISO, thanks - Richard Hartmann!
205 * Remove unused configure lines in debian/rules.
207 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:48:46 +0100
209 grml2usb (0.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Allow overwriting of $TMPMNT.
213 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:50:58 +0200
215 grml2usb (0.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
217 * bailout if mounting of target device failes.
219 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:47:01 +0200
221 grml2usb (0.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
223 * Check for existence of syslinux before running the script.
224 * Updated copyright file (new fsfs address).
226 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Jun 2006 21:02:53 +0200
228 grml2usb (0.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
230 * Added uninstall option.
231 * Improved error handling and its output.
232 * Added colors to improve manual text parsing.
234 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:19:28 +0100
236 grml2usb (0.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
238 * Improved usage information.
240 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:35:20 +0100
242 grml2usb (0.1-3) unstable; urgency=low
244 * Changed 'cp -a' to 'cp -dR --preserve=mode,timestamps' so we don't
245 get the ownership-permission-warnings.
247 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:02:22 +0200
249 grml2usb (0.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
251 * Fixed small typo (SYSDEV/TMPDEV) [thanks for hint, tklauser!].
253 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:50:32 +0200
255 grml2usb (0.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
259 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:31:04 +0200