X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmbr.8.txt;h=4460b04ab8ee7c9bb7fa0a2b9a2d593bc84c6e97;hp=63c9fba86871b6b7e5b9bbecbbf13f90556e6671;hb=a77a833735d806dada52650aaf0d885fe7abdbf0;hpb=d9102415b982d630630ccd4747b83c981f93a61b diff --git a/doc/mbr.8.txt b/doc/mbr.8.txt index 63c9fba..4460b04 100644 --- a/doc/mbr.8.txt +++ b/doc/mbr.8.txt @@ -90,44 +90,6 @@ Write new, clean MBR: lilo -M /dev/sdz -s /dev/null -Troubleshooting and Pitfalls when booting ------------------------------------------ - -/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -TODO: better list type for the error message / reason part? -See http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/userguide.html -/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - -[horizontal] -*Error message*:: ran out of input data. System halted - -*Reason*:: Everything OK, except for the filesystem used on your usb device. So -instead of fat16 you use for example fat32. Fix: use the appropriate filesystem -(fat16 for usb pens usually). The Bootsplash might be displayed, the kernel -loads but you very soon get the error message. - -*Error message*:: Invalid operating system - -*Reason*:: the partition layout is not ok. Very probably there’s no primary - partition or none has the flag ‘bootable’ set. - -*Error message*:: No operating system found. - -*Reason*:: you forgot to set the boot-flag on the partition. Or there really isn't -any operating system at all. - -*Error message*:: kernel-panic: unable to mount root-fs... - -*Reason*:: Kernel boots but fails to find the root filesystem. root= argument in -your kernel commandline is pointing to the wrong device. Adjust root=..., -consider using root=UUID=.... - -*Error message*:: Could not find kernel image: ... - -*Reason*:: either a broken isolinux/syslinux version or a broken BIOS. Check out -whether the vendor provides a BIOS update or if using bootloader grub instead of -isolinux/syslinux fixes the problem. - USB modes ---------