X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=933c84ec0c587bc478e48703de0101d016f5f3a0;hp=4bac7450ce45eb307757dc2dca1a3254574ef725;hb=d772cdd2a9a0cf7da1c257e4d76f3bf16937196c;hpb=ed6ecf11fc2ea58877150bbdc45fb043f554e2bd diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 4bac745..933c84e 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ Force any (possible dangerous) actions requiring manual interaction (like --fat1 *\--grub-mbr*:: Install grub into MBR (Master Boot Record) instead of PBR (Partition Boot -Record). This option sadly had to be introduced because grub2 can not be -installed to partitions (PBR) instead of MBR anymore. Check out <> for further details. +Record). Check out <> for further details. *\--help*:: @@ -538,19 +537,14 @@ The following message: grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its use is discouraged. grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/grub/core.img' correctly -appears because recent grub2 versions sadly introduced a regression which avoids -that grub is being installed into a partition (PBR, Partition Boot Record) -instead of MBR (Master Boot Record). +appears when using grub2 versions older than 1.98 as those version introduced a +regression which avoids that grub is being installed into a partition (PBR, +Partition Boot Record) instead of MBR (Master Boot Record). -To work around this issue you can install grub into the MBR (Master Boot Record) -using the '--grub-mbr' option of grml2usb or switch to syslinux as bootmanager -(just drop the '--grub' option). - -To fix this issue manually you can also execute (adjust '/dev/sdX' to your -device of course): - - mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/test - grub-install --force --recheck --no-floppy --root-directory=/mnt/test /dev/sdX +To work around this issue you can either 1) upgrade to grub versions >=1.98, 2) +install grub into the MBR (Master Boot Record) using the '--grub-mbr' option of +grml2usb or 3) switch to syslinux as bootmanager (just drop the '--grub' +option). [[splash-xpm]] I'm getting something like "Error: /usr/share/grml2usb/grub/splash.xpm.gz can not be read"!?