X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=27782c29756cfd81a0ec07e69957784e171e2398;hb=6c6f33917acb91227ad8b5354da5a4d275c4847c;hp=bf22fa8afc6c3ddde244db68d76290aa7990906f;hpb=61678a9511f8fbedc4389b45d87a272174bd7a13;p=grml2usb.git diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index bf22fa8..27782c2 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -77,17 +77,21 @@ Force any (possible dangerous) actions requiring manual interaction (like --fat1 Display usage information and exit. +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *--initrd=...*:: Install specified initrd instead of the default. You might want to specify option *--kernel* as well. (Be aware when using multiboot setup.) [Notice: not implemented yet.] +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *--kernel=...*:: Install specified kernel instead of the default. You might want to specify option *--initrd* as well. (Be aware when using multiboot setup.) [Notice: not implemented yet.] +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *--lilo-binary=...*:: @@ -129,15 +133,19 @@ with it you can try using the syslinux MBR instead. If that works for you please Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before the MBR is installed so the according partitions are set active. +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *--squashfs=*:: Install specified squashfs file instead of the default. [Notice: not implemented yet.] +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *--uninstall*:: Uninstall grml ISO files. [Notice: not implemented yet.] +////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *-v*, *--version*:: @@ -331,6 +339,13 @@ Providing both files allows grml2usb to install grub on the target device no matter which grub version is available on the host where grml2usb is executed on. +grub-install fails with 'The file ../boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly"?! +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Check whether the partition has the right partition type. For example do NOT use +FAT16 (partition type 6) when using a ext3 filesystem on the partition but +instead use the correct partition type ('83' - Linux) then. + Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -342,7 +357,10 @@ but use the default bootloader (grub) instead. I think I've got a really cool idea! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Please <>. Or even better: send us a patch. :) +Great! Please check out +link:http://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blob;f=TODO;hb=HEAD[the TODO file]. +Feel free to <>. Patches highly +appreciated. I've problems with booting from USB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -380,6 +398,7 @@ FAT16 filesystem. Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and use syslinux as bootloader (instead of grub being the default). +///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// # grml2usb --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-grml --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-grml \ /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 @@ -388,6 +407,7 @@ instead of the ones provided by the ISO. # grml2usb --squashfs=/grml/grml-live/grml_cd/live/grml.squashfs \ /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 +///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 but use given squashfs file instead of the one provided by the ISO.