1 grml2usb (0.9.14) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Do not use '-' in the directory name for the linux kernel to allow
5 creating iso image from generated directory layout.
6 * Introduced --remove-bootoption in grml2usb to delete existing
8 * Added -c option to grml2iso for copying the contents of specified
9 directory to the generated iso image.
10 * Added -b option to grml2iso for specifing additional default boot entries.
13 * Sync and add grml2usb-compat to grml2usb package. This simplifies
14 installation as well as use for developers and users.
15 * Drop unnecessary header line from grml2usb script.
17 -- Ulrich Dangel <mru@grml.org> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:05:34 +0200
19 grml2usb (0.9.13) unstable; urgency=low
22 * Modified syslinux configuration handling to generate new vesa
24 * Support adding additional isos to existing grml2usb installation.
25 * grml2iso supports new grml2usb using syslinux now.
28 * Update documentation regarding syslinux and FAT32 (thanks to
29 Stefan Traby <stefan@hello-penguin.com> for the hint).
30 * Changes with regards to Ulrich's work:
31 - Add a check to identify old ISOs which do not ship
32 a default.cfg file and abort then. We have to break
33 backward compatibility, otherwise the isolinux/syslinux
34 code would become worse than it's already nowadays.
35 - Search for isolinux files in /boot/isolinux/ so the
36 correct grml.png is used.
37 - Support setting bootoptions in syslinux.cfg
38 * Drop duplicated boot=live references in kernel cmdline.
39 * Apply patch from Thorsten Glaser which prepares code for
41 * Raise CriticalException if filesystem.module, kernel or
42 initrd are not present.
43 * Avoid the "file is read only, overwrite anyway (y/n) ?"
44 question of mtools by syslinux.
45 * Inform user when using grub as bootloader.
46 * Make syslinux the default bootloader (drop --syslinux,
47 add --grub instead). Grub fails just too often.
49 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:57 +0200
51 grml2usb (0.9.12) unstable; urgency=low
53 * Replace 'logging.*("%s" % foo)' with 'logging.*("%s", foo)'
54 so the logging works with python2.6 as well.
56 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:21:06 +0200
58 grml2usb (0.9.11) unstable; urgency=low
60 * Improve handling the 'No space left on device' situation through
61 using an according rsync handler function.
63 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:05:30 +0200
65 grml2usb (0.9.10) unstable; urgency=low
67 * Support the directory where the grml2usb script resides as base
68 directory so /usr/share/grml2usb isn't necessarily needed.
69 Thanks for the patch to Alexander 'Leo' Bergolth <leo@strike.wu.ac.at>!
70 * Make sure grub.conf isn't a symlink but a plain file instead,
71 otherwise it will break on FAT16 filesystems. This works around
72 grub-install of (at least) Fedora 10.
73 Thanks for the patch to Alexander 'Leo' Bergolth <leo@strike.wu.ac.at>!
74 * Use 'pci=nomsi' in failsafe bootoption. Thanks to Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt.
75 * Mention the --syslinux option if grub-install fails.
76 * Fix usage of --force in combination with --fat16. Thanks to
77 Johannes Endres and Reiko Kaps for the bugreport.
78 * Replace hint to '--grub' with 'grub'.
79 * New option --grub-mbr which allows installation of grub in MBR instead
80 of installation into a partition (PBR) which is necessary when using grub2.
82 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:12:54 +0200
84 grml2usb (0.9.9) unstable; urgency=low
86 * Use ascii.pf2 as grub2 font, since grub2 (1.96+20090307-1)
87 the old ascii.pff isn't available anymore.
88 * Use terminal_output if available, otherwise fallback to old
89 older 'terminal'-command (thanks to Felix Zielcke for helping).
90 * Document the 'grub-setup fails after Attempting to install GRUB
91 to a partition instead of the MBR' issue.
92 * Use "set gfxpayload=1024x768x16,1024x768" instead of vga=791 in
93 grub2 configuration. This requires a recent version of the linux
94 loader as the new linux loader loads the kernel at 32bit entry point
95 and not at 16 bit anymore so it has to be translated for the Linux
96 kernel (as the kernel parses vga= in 16 bit code). In the long run
97 we don't seem to have another option, so let's change it.
98 Thanks to Felix Zielcke and Robert Millan for first hand information.
99 * Increase timeout from 5 to 10 seconds in grub2 configuration.
100 * Load memtest86+ binary via 'linux16' in grub2 (otherwise it fails).
101 * Drop the serial boot entry from grub2 (I assume users with usb
102 pens don't need that option).
103 * Change the way MirOS bsd4grml is loaded (use the fallback method
105 * Improve descriptions of grml's grub2 entries.
106 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3 (no further changes).
107 * Fix creation and installation of grub1's configuration file (menu.lst).
108 Thanks to Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe.
110 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:53:51 +0200
112 grml2usb (0.9.8) unstable; urgency=low
114 * Support installation on /dev/loop*-devices.
115 * Generate configuration for syslinux and grub by default, no
116 matter which bootloader the users chooses.
117 * Added options --skip-syslinux-config and --skip-grub-config
118 if someone wants to skip the generation of any bootloader
120 * Make sure grub-install is available before executing it.
121 * Display information about default grml flavour and the other
122 available grml flavours at the end of the grml2usb run.
123 * Use /sbin/blkid (e2fsprogs) instead of vol_id as vol_id is going to be
124 removed from udev. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
125 * Use rsync instead of cp. Thanks for the patch to Andras Korn!
127 * Use 'forensic' and 'readonly' in the forensic bootoption itself.
128 * Spelling fixes (thanks to Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.org>).
129 * Write GRUB2 config even if the target is a directory (thanks, Thorsten)
130 * All these "set root=" are not needed for GRUB2 (thanks, Thorsten)
131 * Switch order of check whether the specified device is a directory
132 and check for usb device (as the usb device check will fail if
134 * Add grml2iso for creating a bootable DVD:
135 - thanks once more to Thorsten Glaser for helping and patches
136 - thanks to Ernesto Domato for reporting the issue regarding
137 i386<->amd64 with grub-mkimage
138 * Move syslinux check to install_syslinux_mbr()
139 * Drop the reference to --grub option (thanks for the bugreport
141 * Update documentation:
142 - mention the dd approach
144 - improve section link names for the online version
145 - add 'grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem'
146 * Support use with python version 2.4.
147 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.2 (no further changes).
148 * Depend on debhelper >=5 (using compat version 5).
150 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:01:50 +0200
152 grml2usb (0.9.7) unstable; urgency=low
154 * Fix typo in manpage of grml2usb (thanks to Wernfried Haas).
155 * Fix bootoption toram: it should be toram=$FLAVOUR.squashfs instead
156 of toram=$FLAVOUR. Thanks to Wernfried Haas and Frank Prochnow
157 for the bugreport and debugging! [Closes: issue680]
159 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:32:13 +0200
161 grml2usb (0.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
163 * Support installation of the currently running grml live
164 system ("grml2usb /live/image /dev/sdx1").
165 * Add "persistent" entry to grub/syslinux menu. [Closes: issue669]
167 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:02 +0200
169 grml2usb (0.9.5) unstable; urgency=low
171 * Fix dashes of options in manpage (thanks for the bugreport,
173 * Display program version during execution.
174 * Apply fix by Peter Daum <gator@cs.tu-berlin.de>, making sure
175 to use the normalized path for unmounting. Thanks!
176 * Use 'multiboot' for booting MirOS BSD when using grub2.
177 * Catch exception if copying files fails.
178 * Make sure to exit if installing grub fails.
179 * Integrate hdt (Hardware Detection Tool) in bootsplash (but
180 only if using syslinux as grub isn't supported).
182 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 May 2009 22:31:30 +0200
184 grml2usb (0.9.4) unstable; urgency=low
186 * Bugfix: move kernel commandline from initrd to kernel option in
187 generate_flavour_specific_grub2_config().
189 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:04:56 +0200
191 grml2usb (0.9.3) unstable; urgency=low
193 * Drop some leftover 'lang=us' references.
194 * Update mbr.S (thanks, Thorsten Glaser).
195 * Rename --mbr-manager into --mbr-menu (people seem to be confused
196 what this option does). Improve the according documentation.
197 * Update failsafe bootoption.
198 * Fix comments section in manpage (thanks for reporting,
199 Alexander Steinböck).
200 * Mention the Debian package in the error message (thanks to
201 Lothar Speil for the bugreport).
202 * Mention grml-repository in the docs.
203 * Support older kernel versions in check for removable usb device.
204 (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the report and relevant information.)
205 * Also add specified bootoptions to default entry in configuration
206 file of grub version 1. (Thanks to Ralf Gross for the bugreport.)
207 * Make sure that options "--quiet" and "--verbose" aren't accepted
208 at the same time in the command line. Thanks for bugreport and
209 code example, Karl Voit!
210 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.1 (no further changes).
211 * Set debhelper's compat version from 4 to 5.
213 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:09:46 +0200
215 grml2usb (0.9.2) unstable; urgency=low
217 * Rewrote grml2usb from scratch (in python). New features:
218 - you no longer need to setup the device via /etc/fstab, just
219 directly invoke "grml2usb /path/to/iso /dev/sdb1"
220 - initial multi-iso / multi-boot support
221 [Closes: issue501] [Closes: issue584]
222 - provide *several* new options like --bootloader-only,
223 --bootoptions=... check out the manpage for all the details
224 - get rid of "polution" of root directory on usb-pen
226 - always write a default MBR (thanks a lot to the work
227 and help of Thorsten Glaser!) [Closes: issue295]
228 - use grub by default (but support for syslinux is present as
230 - fix regressions for temporary mountpoints / wrong directories
231 [Closes: issue603] [Closes: issue602]
232 * Update debian stuff:
233 - Bump Standard Version to 3.8.0 (no further changes)
234 - Change XS-Vcs-* to Vcs-* headers and replace mercurial with
235 grml's nowadays git repository URLs
236 - drop mtools from depends
237 - slightly improve long description
238 - add asciidoc, xsltproc and docbook-xsl to Build-Depends
239 - either depend on syslinux | grub2 | grub
241 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:40:55 +0100
243 grml2usb (0.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
245 * Fix problem with comment chars in /etc/fstab.
246 Thanks for debugging and the patch to Robert Euhus!
247 * Some minor cleanups in Debian packaging.
249 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 25 May 2008 01:29:30 +0200
251 grml2usb (0.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
253 * Support new directory layout of different grml-flavours
254 * Fix uninstall option (really clean up usb device)
256 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:43:57 +0100
258 grml2usb (0.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
260 * Fix the "mv: cannot move `/mnt/usb-sdb1/boot/grub' to a subdirectory of
261 itself, `/mnt/usb-sdb1/grub'" issue.
263 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:57:08 +0100
265 grml2usb (0.7.8) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Adjust grml2usb for a present grub directory.
269 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:29:20 +0100
271 grml2usb (0.7.7) unstable; urgency=low
273 * Improve error handling for execution of syslinux.
275 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:38:31 +0200
277 grml2usb (0.7.6) unstable; urgency=low
279 * The "reworked grml2usb for JUXLALA"-release.
280 * Added fs check via vol_id.
281 * Improved error handling.
282 * Fixed some code parts regarding use of $TMPMNT.
284 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:07:09 +0200
286 grml2usb (0.7.5) unstable; urgency=low
288 * supporting directories and direct blockdevices as source for the iso.
290 -- Michael Gebetsroither <gebi@grml.org> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:28:19 +0200
292 grml2usb (0.7.4) unstable; urgency=low
294 * Get rid of bashism, thanks for reporting - Paul Weaver!
295 * Change version schema from x.y-z to x.y.z.
297 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:43:49 +0100
299 grml2usb (0.7-3) unstable; urgency=low
301 * The manpage was just a template, added the missing documentation
302 now. Thanks for reporting, Jens Heidrich!
304 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:08:30 +0100
306 grml2usb (0.7-2) unstable; urgency=low
308 * Use 'Architecture: all' in debian/control so we can use the
309 package on non-x86 as well.
310 * Bumb Standard Version to 3.7.2 (no further changes).
312 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:46:35 +0100
314 grml2usb (0.7-1) unstable; urgency=low
316 * Use different exit codes for different code parts, and quote
317 $ISO, thanks - Richard Hartmann!
318 * Remove unused configure lines in debian/rules.
320 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:48:46 +0100
322 grml2usb (0.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
324 * Allow overwriting of $TMPMNT.
326 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:50:58 +0200
328 grml2usb (0.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
330 * bailout if mounting of target device failes.
332 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:47:01 +0200
334 grml2usb (0.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
336 * Check for existence of syslinux before running the script.
337 * Updated copyright file (new fsfs address).
339 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 3 Jun 2006 21:02:53 +0200
341 grml2usb (0.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
343 * Added uninstall option.
344 * Improved error handling and its output.
345 * Added colors to improve manual text parsing.
347 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:19:28 +0100
349 grml2usb (0.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
351 * Improved usage information.
353 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:35:20 +0100
355 grml2usb (0.1-3) unstable; urgency=low
357 * Changed 'cp -a' to 'cp -dR --preserve=mode,timestamps' so we don't
358 get the ownership-permission-warnings.
360 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:02:22 +0200
362 grml2usb (0.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
364 * Fixed small typo (SYSDEV/TMPDEV) [thanks for hint, tklauser!].
366 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:50:32 +0200
368 grml2usb (0.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
372 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:31:04 +0200