X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml-debootstrap.8.txt;h=1d181a8fe3d137b3526992e79ef80960820a1b13;hp=0644643edbfcba35c272207a35969458d380d0a9;hb=2f71bdb77c2311f68c35074ff1f736ccaff2ed42;hpb=4647bed2a9b9008b2ade191ccbb754d3aa4e4f9c diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt index 0644643..1d181a8 100644 --- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt +++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Options and environment variables 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_>:: @@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ Options and environment variables 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. @@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ Options and environment variables 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_>:: @@ -98,7 +105,16 @@ any bootloader). 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 ----- @@ -134,7 +150,7 @@ single function of grml-debootstrap will write 'done' to the stages directory 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). @@ -191,7 +207,7 @@ Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian 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: