X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=0d2bebb74b9aef1b3fdcf9044b69bbfbee96f3c0;hp=933c84ec0c587bc478e48703de0101d016f5f3a0;hb=c479a12bb87189225531e3fd9067f8a13d06e0ed;hpb=d772cdd2a9a0cf7da1c257e4d76f3bf16937196c diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 933c84e..0d2bebb 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ just pressing enter on the bootprompt or wait until the boot timeout matches). [IMPORTANT] By default a compatible master boot record (MBR) is installed on the device (being for example /dev/sdX when executing 'grml2usb grml.iso /dev/sdX1') and -grub is being used as default bootloader. Avoid installation of the default MBR -using the '--skip-mbr' option or if you encounter any problems with the default -MBR consider using '--syslinux-mbr' instead. +syslinux is being used as default bootloader. Avoid installation of the default +MBR using the '--skip-mbr' option or if you encounter any problems with the +default MBR consider using '--syslinux-mbr' instead. [NOTE] Whereas grml2usb is the script to install recent grml ISOs (>=2009.10) the @@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ The following options are supported: *\--bootoptions=...*:: -Use specified bootoptions as default. +Use specified bootoptions as default. To use flavour name as a argument for a +boot parameter use %flavour which will be expanded to the flavour name. To add +multiple bootoptions you can specify the option multiple time. *\--bootloader-only*:: @@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ Format specified partition with FAT16. Force any (possible dangerous) actions requiring manual interaction (like --fat16). + *\--grub*:: + +Install grub bootloader instead of (default) syslinux. + *\--grub-mbr*:: Install grub into MBR (Master Boot Record) instead of PBR (Partition Boot @@ -568,6 +574,14 @@ use the bootloader grub instead using grml2usb's '--grub' option. [NOTE] FAT32 is supported since syslinux version 3.0. +[[hdt-hangs]] +Addons -> Hardware Detection Tool freezes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This usually means that the machine you ran grml2usb on had syslinux 3.x +installed. The version of hdt (Hardware detection tool) shipping with Grml +2010.12 and newer requires syslinux 4.x. + [[cool-idea]] I think I've got a really cool idea! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -641,6 +655,7 @@ file instead of the one provided by the ISO. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de" --bootoptions="ssh=mysecret" grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as default bootoptions. @@ -650,6 +665,12 @@ default bootoptions. Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 remove vga=791 and quiet from existing bootoptions. + # grml2usb --bootoptions="persistent-path=%flavour_name" grml64_2010.04.iso grml_2010.04.iso /dev/sdX1 + +Install specified Isos on device /dev/sdx and add parameter persisten-path +to every menu entry. %flavour_name will be expanded to the flavour of the specific +iso, e.g. grml64 and grml. + [[ressources]] Online Ressources -----------------