1 grml2usb (0.9.9) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
3 * Use ascii.pf2 as grub2 font, since grub2 (1.96+20090307-1)
4 the old ascii.pff isn't available anymore.
5 * Use terminal_output if available, otherwise fallback to old
6 older 'terminal'-command (thanks to Felix Zielcke for helping).
7 * Document the 'grub-setup fails after Attempting to install GRUB
8 to a partition instead of the MBR' issue.
10 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:36:44 +0200
12 grml2usb (0.9.8) unstable; urgency=low
14 * Support installation on /dev/loop*-devices.
15 * Generate configuration for syslinux and grub by default, no
16 matter which bootloader the users chooses.
17 * Added options --skip-syslinux-config and --skip-grub-config
18 if someone wants to skip the generation of any bootloader
20 * Make sure grub-install is available before executing it.
21 * Display information about default grml flavour and the other
22 available grml flavours at the end of the grml2usb run.
23 * Use /sbin/blkid (e2fsprogs) instead of vol_id as vol_id is going to be
24 removed from udev. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
25 * Use rsync instead of cp. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
27 * Use 'forensic' and 'readonly' in the forensic bootoption itself.
28 * Spelling fixes (thanks to Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.org>).
29 * Write GRUB2 config even if the target is a directory (thanks, Thorsten)
30 * All these "set root=" are not needed for GRUB2 (thanks, Thorsten)
31 * Switch order of check whether the specified device is a directory
32 and check for usb device (as the usb device check will fail if
34 * Add grml2iso for creating a bootable DVD:
35 - thanks once more to Thorsten Glaser for helping and patches
36 - thanks to Ernesto Domato for reporting the issue regarding
37 i386<->amd64 with grub-mkimage
38 * Move syslinux check to install_syslinux_mbr()
39 * Drop the reference to --grub option (thanks for the bugreport
41 * Update documentation:
42 - mention the dd approach
44 - improve section link names for the online version
45 - add 'grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem'
46 * Support use with python version 2.4.
47 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.2 (no further changes).
48 * Depend on debhelper >=5 (using compat version 5).
50 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:01:50 +0200
52 grml2usb (0.9.7) unstable; urgency=low
54 * Fix typo in manpage of grml2usb (thanks to Wernfried Haas).
55 * Fix bootoption toram: it should be toram=$FLAVOUR.squashfs instead
56 of toram=$FLAVOUR. Thanks to Wernfried Haas and Frank Prochnow
57 for the bugreport and debugging! [Closes: issue680]
59 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:32:13 +0200
61 grml2usb (0.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
63 * Support installation of the currently running grml live
64 system ("grml2usb /live/image /dev/sdx1").
65 * Add "persistent" entry to grub/syslinux menu. [Closes: issue669]
67 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:02 +0200
69 grml2usb (0.9.5) unstable; urgency=low
71 * Fix dashes of options in manpage (thanks for the bugreport,
73 * Display program version during execution.
74 * Apply fix by Peter Daum <gator@cs.tu-berlin.de>, making sure
75 to use the normalized path for unmounting. Thanks!
76 * Use 'multiboot' for booting MirOS BSD when using grub2.
77 * Catch exception if copying files fails.
78 * Make sure to exit if installing grub fails.
79 * Integrate hdt (Hardware Detection Tool) in bootsplash (but
80 only if using syslinux as grub isn't supported).
82 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 May 2009 22:31:30 +0200
84 grml2usb (0.9.4) unstable; urgency=low
86 * Bugfix: move kernel commandline from initrd to kernel option in
87 generate_flavour_specific_grub2_config().
89 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:04:56 +0200
91 grml2usb (0.9.3) unstable; urgency=low
93 * Drop some leftover 'lang=us' references.
94 * Update mbr.S (thanks, Thorsten Glaser).
95 * Rename --mbr-manager into --mbr-menu (people seem to be confused
96 what this option does). Improve the according documentation.
97 * Update failsafe bootoption.
98 * Fix comments section in manpage (thanks for reporting,
99 Alexander Steinböck).
100 * Mention the Debian package in the error message (thanks to
101 Lothar Speil for the bugreport).
102 * Mention grml-repository in the docs.
103 * Support older kernel versions in check for removable usb device.
104 (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the report and relevant information.)
105 * Also add specified bootoptions to default entry in configuration
106 file of grub version 1. (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the bugreport.)
107 * Make sure that options "--quiet" and "--verbose" aren't accepted
108 at the same time in the command line. Thanks for bugreport and
109 code example, Karl Voit!
110 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.1 (no further changes).
111 * Set debhelper's compat version from 4 to 5.
113 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:09:46 +0200
115 grml2usb (0.9.2) unstable; urgency=low
117 * Rewrote grml2usb from scratch (in python). New features:
118 - you no longer need to setup the device via /etc/fstab, just
119 directly invoke "grml2usb /path/to/iso /dev/sdb1"
120 - initial multi-iso / multi-boot support
121 [Closes: issue501] [Closes: issue584]
122 - provide *several* new options like --bootloader-only,
123 --bootoptions=... check out the manpage for all the details
124 - get rid of "polution" of root directory on usb-pen
126 - always write a default MBR (thanks a lot to the work
127 and help of Thorsten Glaser!) [Closes: issue295]
128 - use grub by default (but support for syslinux is present as
130 - fix regressions for temporary mountpoints / wrong directories
131 [Closes: issue603] [Closes: issue602]
132 * Update debian stuff:
133 - Bump Standard Version to 3.8.0 (no further changes)
134 - Change XS-Vcs-* to Vcs-* headers and replace mercurial with
135 grml's nowadays git repository URLs
136 - drop mtools from depends
137 - slightly improve long description
138 - add asciidoc, xsltproc and docbook-xsl to Build-Depends
139 - either depend on syslinux | grub2 | grub
141 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:40:55 +0100
143 grml2usb (0.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
145 * Fix problem with comment chars in /etc/fstab.
146 Thanks for debugging and the patch to Robert Euhus!
147 * Some minor cleanups in Debian packaging.
149 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 25 May 2008 01:29:30 +0200
151 grml2usb (0.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
153 * Support new directory layout of different grml-flavours
154 * Fix uninstall option (really clean up usb device)
156 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:43:57 +0100
158 grml2usb (0.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
160 * Fix the "mv: cannot move `/mnt/usb-sdb1/boot/grub' to a subdirectory of
161 itself, `/mnt/usb-sdb1/grub'" issue.
163 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:57:08 +0100
165 grml2usb (0.7.8) unstable; urgency=low
167 * Adjust grml2usb for a present grub directory.
169 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:29:20 +0100
171 grml2usb (0.7.7) unstable; urgency=low
173 * Improve error handling for execution of syslinux.
175 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:38:31 +0200
177 grml2usb (0.7.6) unstable; urgency=low
179 * The "reworked grml2usb for JUXLALA"-release.
180 * Added fs check via vol_id.
181 * Improved error handling.
182 * Fixed some code parts regarding use of $TMPMNT.
184 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:07:09 +0200
186 grml2usb (0.7.5) unstable; urgency=low
188 * supporting directories and direct blockdevices as source for the iso.
190 -- Michael Gebetsroither <gebi@grml.org> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:28:19 +0200
192 grml2usb (0.7.4) unstable; urgency=low
194 * Get rid of bashism, thanks for reporting - Paul Weaver!
195 * Change version schema from x.y-z to x.y.z.
197 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:43:49 +0100
199 grml2usb (0.7-3) unstable; urgency=low
201 * The manpage was just a template, added the missing documentation
202 now. Thanks for reporting, Jens Heidrich!
204 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:08:30 +0100
206 grml2usb (0.7-2) unstable; urgency=low
208 * Use 'Architecture: all' in debian/control so we can use the
209 package on non-x86 as well.
210 * Bumb Standard Version to 3.7.2 (no further changes).
212 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:46:35 +0100
214 grml2usb (0.7-1) unstable; urgency=low
216 * Use different exit codes for different code parts, and quote
217 $ISO, thanks - Richard Hartmann!
218 * Remove unused configure lines in debian/rules.
220 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:48:46 +0100
222 grml2usb (0.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
224 * Allow overwriting of $TMPMNT.
226 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:50:58 +0200
228 grml2usb (0.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
230 * bailout if mounting of target device failes.
232 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:47:01 +0200
234 grml2usb (0.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
236 * Check for existence of syslinux before running the script.
237 * Updated copyright file (new fsfs address).
239 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Jun 2006 21:02:53 +0200
241 grml2usb (0.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
243 * Added uninstall option.
244 * Improved error handling and its output.
245 * Added colors to improve manual text parsing.
247 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:19:28 +0100
249 grml2usb (0.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
251 * Improved usage information.
253 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:35:20 +0100
255 grml2usb (0.1-3) unstable; urgency=low
257 * Changed 'cp -a' to 'cp -dR --preserve=mode,timestamps' so we don't
258 get the ownership-permission-warnings.
260 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:02:22 +0200
262 grml2usb (0.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
264 * Fixed small typo (SYSDEV/TMPDEV) [thanks for hint, tklauser!].
266 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:50:32 +0200
268 grml2usb (0.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
272 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:31:04 +0200