From aa5563773824d074f5f5a4997c043a5681c64220 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Prokop Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:27:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document the Boot error issue regarding USB-ZIP. --- grml2usb.8.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 8f3d776..4bac745 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -323,6 +323,19 @@ kernel loads but you very soon get the error message. *Reason*:: the partition layout is not ok. Very probably there's no primary partition (/dev/sdX{1..4}) or none has the flag 'bootable' set. +*Error message*:: Boot error. + +*Reason*:: Some BIOSses offer different modes for USB booting. The proper mode +to boot a USB stick is USB-HDD. If that doesn’t work or is not supported by your +system, you need to format your USB-Stick as USB-ZIP. To do this, syslinux +contains an utility called mkdiskimage, which you can use to re-format your USB +stick in USB-ZIP format running 'mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sdX 1 64 32'. Please be +aware that this procedure will erase all data on your stick. After executing +mkdiskimage just continue installing as usual (grml2usb ... /dev/sdX4). Note +that this is not going to work for any device larger than 8 GB, since +mkdiskimage only supports 1024c 256h 63s. For a more detailed explanation, refer +to /usr/share/doc/syslinux-common/usbkey.txt. + *Error message*:: No operating system found. *Reason*:: you forgot to set the boot-flag on the partition. Or there really isn't -- 2.1.4