Release new version 0.44

[grml-debootstrap.git] / grml-debootstrap.8.txt

diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
index d00575e..790654c 100644 (file)
--- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
+++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ Options and environment variables
 
     Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.
 
+*--filesystem* <_filesystem_>::
+
+    Filesystem that should be created when installing to a partition.
+    If unset defaults to ext3. Valid values are all filesystems that
+    can be created through mkfs.<filesystem>.
+
 *--grub* <_device_>::
 
     Device where grub should be installed to. Note that only the MBR (master
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ Options and environment variables
 *-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>::
 
     Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases names: lenny,
-    squeeze (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid.
+    squeeze, wheezy (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid.
     Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
 
 *--pre-scripts* <_directory_>::
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ Usage examples
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda
 
-Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager
+Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager
 Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda1 as system partition.
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda6 --grub /dev/sda --release sid
@@ -182,19 +188,19 @@ Install Debian unstable/sid on /dev/sda6, install bootmanager Grub in MBR
   mount /dev/sda1 /data/chroot
   grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot
 
-Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) in directory /data/chroot (without
+Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) in directory /data/chroot (without
 any bootloader).
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda  --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
-Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
+Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
 Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
 Use specified mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
 
   mount -o loop /mnt/sda6/debian-40r0-i386-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
 
-Install Debian stable/lenny on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO
+Install Debian stable/squeeze on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO
 for the base-system and install bootmanager Grub in MBR (master boot record) of
 /dev/sda and use /dev/sda1 as system partition. Please notice, that the chroot
 system requires network access for all packages which are not part of the
@@ -206,7 +212,8 @@ Files
   /etc/debootstrap/config
 
 Main configuration file. You have to adjust it according to your needs
-before you are able to run grml-debootstrap.
+if you want to execute grml-debootstrap in the non-interactive mode without
+any special command line arguments.
 
   /etc/debootstrap/chroot-script
 
@@ -275,7 +282,7 @@ Where do you want to install grub to? Usage example: grub=/dev/sda
   release=...
 
 Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian stable.  Supported
-relases: lenny, squeeze and sid. Usage example: release=sid
+relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid
 
   mirror=...
 
@@ -313,7 +320,16 @@ include::releasetable.txt[]
 ================================================================================
 [1] Please notice that Etch is the current old-stable within Debian.
 grml-debootstrap can handle the release but you really should not use Etch
-anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Lenny instead.
+anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Lenny or
+Squeeze instead.
+================================================================================
+
+[NOTE]
+.Lenny-Release
+================================================================================
+When installing lenny to a new mdraid, grml-debootstrap will use md metadata
+format version 0.90. This limits the device to a maximum size of 2TB, but has
+the advantage of grub-legacy actually being able to boot from it.
 ================================================================================
 
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