X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=0a0ffb74ab6fc83cde40a15cf2007be4f6f69d23;hp=e3aa82745d7de5473aff4bd3bf659285d8377d38;hb=0339fd8b85321b55b665a26909f82db3c06f817b;hpb=fda45f75bd50ded8c2929d202c5c9d66d8aeae24 diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index e3aa827..0a0ffb7 100644 --- 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 -<> 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 <> 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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~