Rename --mbr-manager into --mbr-menu

[grml2usb.git] / grml2usb.8.txt

diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt
index e3aa827..0a0ffb7 100644 (file)
--- a/grml2usb.8.txt
+++ b/grml2usb.8.txt
@@ -104,12 +104,15 @@ executable is taken.  If there can not be find any lilo executable the
 statically compiled version of the grml2usb Debian package (see
 /usr/share/grml2usb/lilo/lilo.static.[amd64|i386]) is taken.
 
-  *--mbr-manager=...*::
+  *--mbr-menu*::
 
-Install master boot record (MBR) with integrated boot manager, providing a
-simple selection for specifying the device for booting from. This options is
-available only when using the default MBR and won't work if using the
---syslinux-mbr option.
+Install master boot record (MBR) with integrated boot menu: interactively choose
+the partition to boot from, with a timeout to load the default partition, or
+boot from floppy. When NOT using the --mbr-menu option a MBR with LBA and large
+disc support but without an integrated boot menu is installed (so it's not
+visible at all but instead directly jumps to the bootloader - being grub or
+syslinux). Note: This options is available only when using the default MBR and
+won't have any effect if you're using the --syslinux-mbr option.
 
   *--quiet*::
 
@@ -129,12 +132,12 @@ Install syslinux bootloader instead of the default (being grub).
 
   *--syslinux-mbr*::
 
-Install syslinux master boot record (MBR) instead of the default one.  By
-default a very compatible MBR is installed, if you encounter any problems
-with it you can try using the syslinux MBR instead. If that works for you please
-<<X7,let us know>> so we can adjust our default MBR accordingly.
-Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before the MBR
-is installed so the according partitions are set active.
+Install syslinux' master boot record (MBR, which is booting from the partition
+with the "active" flag set) instead of the default one.  If you encounter any
+problems with the default MBR you can try using the syslinux MBR instead. If
+that works for you please <<X7,let us know>> so we can adjust our default MBR
+accordingly.  Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before
+the MBR is installed so the according partitions are set active.
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   *--squashfs=*::
@@ -347,6 +350,17 @@ Check whether the partition has the right partition type. For example do NOT use
 FAT16 (partition type 6) when using a ext3 filesystem on the partition but
 instead use the correct partition type ('83' - Linux) then.
 
+grub-install complains about /sbin/grub-install and/or xfs_freeze?!
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The following message:
+
+  You shouldn't call /sbin/grub-install. Please call /usr/sbin/grub-install instead!
+  xfs_freeze: specified file ["/tmp/tmpqaBK6z/boot/grub"] is not on an XFS filesystem
+
+... is "normal". grub-install sends those messages to stderr. To avoid hiding any
+possible real error messages grml2usb doesn't ignore those messages.
+
 Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
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