Add mbr/ - update --grub handling

[grml2usb.git] / grml2usb.8.txt

diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt
index 5a961a6..346b7e9 100644 (file)
--- a/grml2usb.8.txt
+++ b/grml2usb.8.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Force any (possible dangerous) actions requiring manual interaction (like --fat1
 
   *--grub*::
 
 
   *--grub*::
 

-Install grub bootloader instead of syslinux. [Notice: not implemented yet.]
+Install grub bootloader instead of syslinux.

 
   *--help*::
 
 
   *--help*::
 


@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ default any system wide (from $PATH) lilo 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.
 
 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*::
-
-Install a default master boot record (MBR) on the device.
-

   *--quiet*::
 
 Do not output anything but just errors on console.
   *--quiet*::
 
 Do not output anything but just errors on console.


@@ -204,7 +200,7 @@ Directory layout on usb device
 Grabbing the source
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Grabbing the source
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

-  git clone git://git.grml.org/grml2usb.git
+  % git clone git://git.grml.org/grml2usb.git

 
 Developers Debugging Hints
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Developers Debugging Hints
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


@@ -212,21 +208,27 @@ Developers Debugging Hints
 To play with grml2usb you can avoid using a real device via a loopback file
 setup, like:
 
 To play with grml2usb you can avoid using a real device via a loopback file
 setup, like:
 

-  dd if=/dev/zero of=~/loopback bs=1M count=100 # adjust size to your needs
-  losetup /dev/loop1 ~/loopback
+  # dd if=/dev/zero of=~/loopback bs=1M count=100 # adjust size to your needs
+  # losetup /dev/loop1 ~/loopback

 
 Then create according partitions either running for example:
 
 
 Then create according partitions either running for example:
 

-  echo -en "n\np\n1\n\n\n t \n 6\n a\n1\n w\n" | fdisk /dev/loop1
+  # echo -en "n\np\n1\n\n\nt\n6\na\n1\n w\n" | fdisk /dev/loop1

 
 or:
 
 
 or:
 

-  parted /dev/loop1 -s "mkpart primary fat16 0 -1s mkfs 1 fat16"
+  # parted /dev/loop1 -s "mkpart primary fat16 0 -1s mkfs 1 fat16"

 
 Finally create a filesystem and execute grml2usb as needed:
 
 
 Finally create a filesystem and execute grml2usb as needed:
 

-  mkfs.vfat /dev/loop1
-  grml2usb --bootloader-only --mbr /grml/isos/grml-small_2008.11.iso /dev/loop1
+  # mkfs.vfat /dev/loop1
+  # grml2usb --bootloader-only /grml/isos/grml-small_2008.11.iso /dev/loop1
+
+Performance tracing
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  # blktrace -d /dev/sdb -o - | blkparse -i -
+  # grml2usb grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1

 
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
 --------------------------------
 
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
 --------------------------------


@@ -250,9 +252,9 @@ Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You have to use a FAT16 filesystem if you consider using syslinux (being the
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You have to use a FAT16 filesystem if you consider using syslinux (being the

-default when using the --mbr option). Syslinux currently does not support any
-other filesystems. If you want to use another filesystem (like ext2/3) consider
-using the --grub option instead.
+default). Syslinux currently does not support any other filesystems. If you want
+to use another filesystem (like ext2/3) consider using the --grub option
+instead.

 
 I think I've got a really cool idea!
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 I think I've got a really cool idea!
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


@@ -280,10 +282,10 @@ bootprompt, for grml64 use "grml64" and so on... The *first* specified ISO is
 the one being the default (when just pressing enter or waiting until the timeout
 is reached).
 
 the one being the default (when just pressing enter or waiting until the timeout
 is reached).
 

-  # grml2usb --fat16 --mbr /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1
+  # grml2usb --fat16 /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1

 
 

-Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1, install MBR on /dev/sdb and
-format partition /dev/sdb1 with FAT16 filesystem.
+Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and format partition /dev/sdb1 with
+FAT16 filesystem.

 
   # grml2usb --grub /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1
 
 
   # grml2usb --grub /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1