From a41e548a5ace8f0c9ebbb62829f6dd53ccd9b1bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Prokop Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:29:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update manpage --- grml-debootstrap.txt | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.txt b/grml-debootstrap.txt index 7838897..c136ef1 100644 --- a/grml-debootstrap.txt +++ b/grml-debootstrap.txt @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Debian system by default. The default directory for storing information about executed stages. Every 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 sucessfully. +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 @@ -150,6 +150,54 @@ want to put existing files to the new Debian system you can place them into the /etc/debootstrap/. Every existing directory will be copied to the new Debian system then. +Automatic installation +---------------------- + +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 commandline instead) it is meant for use via bootoption +debian2hd. The bootoption debian2hd (more precise: the kernelname on bootprompt) +supports the following bootoptions (they correspond with the commandline options +mentioned above): + + target=... + +The target partition/directory of the new Debian system. Usage example: +target=/dev/hda1 + + grub=... + +Where do you want to install grub to? Use grub syntax for specifying. +Usage example: grub=hd0 + + groot=... + +Specify root device for usage in grub (corresponds with $TARGET). +Again, use grub syntax for specifying. Usage example: groot=hd0,0 + + release=... + +Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian stable. +Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny 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). +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 +argument. Usage example: password=AiTh5ahn + +[NOTE] +Automatic installation within booting process is done in grml-autoconfig via +setting environment variable AUTOINSTALL and creation of +/usr/bin/grml-debootstrap_noninteractive with the available and relevant +bootoptions for grml-debootstrap. + Supported Releases ------------------ -- 2.1.4