# help="install specified kernel instead of the default [TODO - not implemented yet]")
parser.add_option("--lilo-binary", dest="lilobin", action="store", type="string",
help="lilo executable to be used for installing MBR")
-parser.add_option("--mbr-manager", dest="mbrmgr", action="store_true",
- help="enable interactive boot manager menu in MBR")
+parser.add_option("--mbr-menu", dest="mbrmenu", action="store_true",
+ help="enable interactive boot menu in MBR")
parser.add_option("--quiet", dest="quiet", action="store_true",
help="do not output anything but just errors on console")
parser.add_option("--skip-addons", dest="skipaddons", action="store_true",
def install_mir_mbr(mbrtemplate, device, partition, ismirbsdmbr=True):
"""install 'mbr' master boot record (MBR) on a device
- Retrieve the partition table from "device", install an MBR from
- the "mbrtemplate" file, set the "partition" (0..3) active, and
- install the result back to "device".
+ Retrieve the partition table from "device", install an MBR from the
+ "mbrtemplate" file, set the "partition" (0..3) active, and install the
+ result back to "device".
@mbrtemplate: default MBR file
- @device: name of a file assumed to be a hard disc (or USB stick) image,
- or something like "/dev/sdb"
+ @device: name of a file assumed to be a hard disc (or USB stick) image, or
+ something like "/dev/sdb"
+
@partition: must be a number between 0 and 3, inclusive
- @mbrtemplate: must be a valid MBR file of at least 440 (or 439
- if ismirbsdmbr) bytes.
+ @mbrtemplate: must be a valid MBR file of at least 440 (or 439 if
+ ismirbsdmbr) bytes.
- @ismirbsdmbr: if set the partitions' active flags are not changed.
- Instead, the MBR's default value is set accordingly."""
+ @ismirbsdmbr: if true then ignore the active flag, set the mirbsdmbr
+ specific flag to 0/1/2/3 and set the MBR's default value accordingly. If
+ false then leave the mirbsdmbr specific flag set to FFh, set all
+ active flags to 0 and set the active flag of the partition to 80h. Note:
+ behaviour of mirbsdmbr: if flag = 0/1/2/3 then use it, otherwise search for
+ the active flag."""
logging.info("Installing default MBR")
if options.syslinuxmbr:
handle_syslinux_mbr(mbr_device)
else:
- if options.mbrmgr:
+ if options.mbrmenu:
install_mir_mbr('/usr/share/grml2usb/mbr/mbrmgr', mbr_device, partition_number, True)
else:
- install_mir_mbr('/usr/share/grml2usb/mbr/mbrldr', mbr_device, partition_number, True)
+ install_mir_mbr('/usr/share/grml2usb/mbr/mbrldr', mbr_device, partition_number, False)
except IOError, error:
logging.critical("Execution failed: %s", error)
sys.exit(1)