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[grml2usb.git] / grml2usb.8.txt

diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt
index f4cf9bf..18cd91f 100644 (file)
--- a/grml2usb.8.txt
+++ b/grml2usb.8.txt
@@ -123,13 +123,11 @@ Install syslinux bootloader instead of the default (being grub).
   *--syslinux-mbr*::
 
 Install syslinux master boot record (MBR) instead of the default one.  By
   *--syslinux-mbr*::
 
 Install syslinux master boot record (MBR) instead of the default one.  By

-default a very compatible MBR is installed, if you can encounter any problems
+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.
 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 also lilo is executed so the according
-partitions are set active.
+Note: When using the --syslinux-mbr option lilo is executed before the MBR
+is installed so the according partitions are set active.

 
   *--squashfs=*::
 
 
   *--squashfs=*::
 


@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ Directory layout on usb device
     |   |-- grub.cfg         [configuration file for grub2]
     |   |-- menu.lst         [configuration file for grub1]
     |   |-- splash.xpm.gz    [splash screen for grub1]
     |   |-- grub.cfg         [configuration file for grub2]
     |   |-- menu.lst         [configuration file for grub1]
     |   |-- splash.xpm.gz    [splash screen for grub1]

-    |   `-- stage2_eltorito  [stage 2 loader for grub1]

     `-- syslinux/
         |-- boot.msg         [boot splash for syslinux]
         |-- f1               [screen when pressing f1]
     `-- syslinux/
         |-- boot.msg         [boot splash for syslinux]
         |-- f1               [screen when pressing f1]


@@ -334,6 +331,13 @@ Providing both files allows grml2usb to install grub on the target device
 no matter which grub version is available on the host where grml2usb is
 executed on.
 
 no matter which grub version is available on the host where grml2usb is
 executed on.
 

+grub-install fails with 'The file ../boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly"?!
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+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.
+

 Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~