X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-rescueboot.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2FREADME;fp=debian%2FREADME;h=2adf493ff08bf373544095b124c162eb5f6bf821;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=39cb619b74bd0dbd2c4a038699ad181cd1fd53ca;hpb=712a0727190ebb8dcbdaf706e28ad450fb602b10 diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2adf493 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +The Debian Package grml-rescueboot +---------------------------------- + +Usually systems are rescued with CD or usb stick. grml-rescueboot makes +it possible to simply copy an ISO image onto harddisk and boot the +rescue image. This eliminates the need to carry around a usb stick +to rescue a system. +grml-rescueboot includes the script 42_grml which is installed in +/etc/grub.d and run when update-grub is executed. The script looks for +ISO images in /boot/grml/ and adds an entry for each image found. + +Howto: +------ + +- Get a recent grml image from http://grml.org/download/ +- Copy the image to /boot/grml +- Run update-grub +- Reboot and enjoy your new rescue system + +Limitations: +------------ + +grml-rescueboot uses the loopback feature of grub2, so it won't work +with legacy grub. Furthermore the ISO image needs to support +loopback.cfg, a file which is placed in /boot/grub/. Grml supports +loopback.cfg beginning with version 2010.04. +More technical details can be found here: +http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Loopback.cfg + + -- Andreas "Jimmy" Gredler Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:28:45 +0100