Corresponding with configuration variable GROOT.
*--boot_append* <_appendline for the kernel_>::
- Specifiy appendline for the kernel.
+ Specify appendline for the kernel.
E.g. "_pci=nomsi_"
*-m*, *--mirror* <_URL_>::
specifying the mirror also sets the chrootmirror to the given value.
Corresponding with configuration variables MIRROR and CHROOTMIRROR.
+*-i*, *--iso* <_/mntpoint_>::
+ Specify mountpoint where you have a Debian ISO mounted loopback.
+ Using this option instead of the mirror option gives you the possibility
+ to install the base-system without network access. Make sure you
+ mounted the according Debian-ISO to the given <_/mntpoint_>. See section
+ 'Usage examples' for a demonstration.
+
*-p*, *--mntpoint* <_/mntpoint_>::
Specify mountpoint that should be used for mounting the target system.
Corresponding with configuration variable MNTPOINT.
It's meant for automatic installation only.
*-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>::
- Specify release of new Debian system. Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid.
+ Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid.
Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
*-t*, *--target* <_target_>::
Install default Debian release (stable/etch) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
-Use specifed mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+Use specified mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+
+ mount -o loop /mnt/hda6/debian-40r0-i386-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso
+ grml-debootstrap --target /dev/hda1 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,0 --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
+
+Install Debian stable/etch on /dev/hda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO
+for the base-system and install bootmanager Grub in MBR (master boot record) of
+/dev/hda and use /dev/hda1 as system partition. Please notice, that the chroot
+system requires network access for all packages which are not part of the
+ISO.
Files
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into a file named as the function itself if it has been executed successfully.
You can adjust the location of the directory via configuration variable STAGES
via /etc/debootstrap/config. Please notice that you have to remove the stages
-directory on your own if you want to re-execute grml-deboostrap after running it
+directory on your own if you want to re-execute grml-debootstrap after running it
successfully once. This should avoid recurrent execution by error of
grml-debootstrap (which might delete present data).
password=...
-Set passwort of user root without prompting for it but set it to the given
+Set password of user root without prompting for it but set it to the given
argument. Usage example: password=AiTh5ahn
Usage example for automatic installation: