X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=18cd91f96087b24ae0d3e24aa2a30e945d6dc91d;hp=f4cf9bfc70d034e2849b852aef420c8a31893de5;hb=e80e2018a7c357e0a590fec548e66f2a53a180c4;hpb=a77a833735d806dada52650aaf0d885fe7abdbf0 diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index f4cf9bf..18cd91f 100644 --- 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 -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 <> 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=*:: @@ -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] - | `-- stage2_eltorito [stage 2 loader for grub1] `-- 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. +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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~