Support execution of --grub when installing to target directory

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

diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
index cebb41f..ec14eb6 100644 (file)
--- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
+++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ Introduction
 grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap (and cdebootstrap if you
 want) for installing a plain Debian system (e.g. via Grml) very fast and easy.
 
 grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap (and cdebootstrap if you
 want) for installing a plain Debian system (e.g. via Grml) very fast and easy.
 

-All you have to do is adjust a few variables in configuration file
-/etc/debootstrap/config (or specify some variables via command line) and invoke
-grml-debootstrap without any further options then.
+All you have to do is adjust a few variables in the configuration file
+/etc/debootstrap/config or specify some command line options and invoke
+grml-debootstrap. If invoked without any configuration modifications or command
+line options a dialog based frontend will be available to control some basic
+configuration options.

 
 

-A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the given device (or
-directory) then. Customization of this process is possible as well.
+A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the given device, directory
+or virtual image file then. Customization of this process is possible as well.

 
 CAUTION: The Grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data!
 
 
 CAUTION: The Grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data!
 


@@ -36,6 +38,12 @@ Options and environment variables
     deploy an i386 system use this option. Note: deploying amd64 from an i386
     kernel does *not* work. Example: "_--arch i386_"
 
     deploy an i386 system use this option. Note: deploying amd64 from an i386
     kernel does *not* work. Example: "_--arch i386_"
 

+*--backportrepos*::
+
+    Enable Debian's Backports repository (http://backports.debian.org/) via the
+    /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list configuration file. This provides the
+    option to install Debian packages from Debian's backports repository.
+

 *--bootappend* _appendline-for-the-kernel_::
 
     Specify appendline for the kernel.
 *--bootappend* _appendline-for-the-kernel_::
 
     Specify appendline for the kernel.


@@ -65,10 +73,15 @@ Options and environment variables
 
     Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.
 
 
     Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.
 

+*--debug*::
+
+   Execute in very verbose way. Useful for debugging possible problems
+   with grml-debootstrap or identify what's actually executed.
+

 *--filesystem* _filesystem_::
 
     Filesystem that should be created when installing to a partition.
 *--filesystem* _filesystem_::
 
     Filesystem that should be created when installing to a partition.

-    If unset defaults to ext3. Valid values are all filesystems that
+    If unset defaults to ext4. Valid values are all filesystems that

     can be created through mkfs._filesystem_.
 
 *--force*::
     can be created through mkfs._filesystem_.
 
 *--force*::


@@ -170,9 +183,7 @@ Options and environment variables
 
 *-t*, *--target* _target_::
     Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the
 
 *-t*, *--target* _target_::
     Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the

-    beginning). To install grub using *--grub* make sure to use a _device_
-    instead of a directory as _target_ (installation of grub as bootloader when
-    using directories is NOT supported).
+    beginning).

 
 *-v*, *--verbose*::
     Increase verbosity.
 
 *-v*, *--verbose*::
     Increase verbosity.


@@ -201,7 +212,7 @@ Usage examples
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda
 
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda
 

-Install default Debian release (squeeze) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager
+Install default Debian release (wheezy) 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
 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


@@ -212,25 +223,25 @@ Install Debian unstable/sid on /dev/sda6, install bootmanager Grub in MBR
   mount /dev/sda1 /data/chroot
   grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot
 
   mount /dev/sda1 /data/chroot
   grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot
 

-Install default Debian release (squeeze) in directory /data/chroot (without
+Install default Debian release (wheezy) in directory /data/chroot (without

 any bootloader).
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda  --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
 any bootloader).
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda  --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 

-Install default debian release (squeeze) in a Virtual Machine file with
+Install default debian release (wheezy) in a Virtual Machine file with

 3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
 
   mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
   grml-debootstrap --vmfile --vmsize 3G --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img
 
 3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
 
   mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
   grml-debootstrap --vmfile --vmsize 3G --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img
 

-Install default Debian release (squeeze) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
+Install default Debian release (wheezy) 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.
 
 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
+  mount -o loop /mnt/sda6/debian-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso

   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
 

-Install Debian squeeze on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO
+Install Debian 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
 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


@@ -296,9 +307,9 @@ If environment variable AUTOINSTALL is set grml-debootstrap can be executed in a
 full automatic mode. While this mode isn't really useful for interactive
 execution (just configure /etc/debootstrap/configure or specify the relevant
 variables on the command line instead) it is meant for use via boot option
 full automatic mode. While this mode isn't really useful for interactive
 execution (just configure /etc/debootstrap/configure or specify the relevant
 variables on the command line instead) it is meant for use via boot option

-debian2hd. The boot option debian2hd (more precise: the kernelname on bootprompt)
-supports the following boot options (they correspond with the command line options
-mentioned above):
+debian2hd on the Grml live system. The boot option debian2hd (more precise: the
+kernelname at the bootprompt) supports the following boot options (they
+correspond with the command line options mentioned above):

 
   target=...
 
 
   target=...
 


@@ -311,13 +322,13 @@ Where do you want to install grub to? Usage example: grub=/dev/sda
 
   release=...
 
 
   release=...
 

-Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian squeeze. Supported
+Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian wheezy. Supported

 relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid
 
   mirror=...
 
 Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude instead
 relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid
 
   mirror=...
 
 Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude instead

-of the default one (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian).
+of the default one (http://http.debian.net/debian).

 Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
   password=...
 Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
   password=...


@@ -354,7 +365,7 @@ anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Debian 6.0 (squeeze)
 or Debian 7.0 (wheezy) instead.
 
 Notice that you need to specify a mirror providing the lenny release, the
 or Debian 7.0 (wheezy) instead.
 
 Notice that you need to specify a mirror providing the lenny release, the

-default (http://cdn.debian.net/debian) doesn't provide it any longer nowadays.
+default (http://http.debian.net/debian) doesn't provide it any longer nowadays.

 Set the mirror to e.g. http://archive.debian.org/debian/ if you don't have
 your own lenny mirror.
 
 Set the mirror to e.g. http://archive.debian.org/debian/ if you don't have
 your own lenny mirror.