X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=21ef5d10af24ac43bfe2320c9c0bf2bd617428cc;hp=9696f24013832ba160f4b03a07b2a6fa4128f0b0;hb=120f97816743e8270c52389f9c016aeb698f1792;hpb=5d3c18e7f0533bc44ceb3021f8e40707e70ed8b1 diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 9696f24..21ef5d1 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ grub is being used as default bootloader. Avoid installation of the default MBR using the '--skip-mbr' option or if you encounter any problems with the default MBR consider using '--syslinux-mbr' instead. +[NOTE] +Whereas grml2usb is the script to install recent grml ISOs (>=2009.10) the +script grml2usb-compat supports older grml releases (<2009.10) as well. + [[options]] Options ------- @@ -284,14 +288,14 @@ or: Finally create a filesystem and execute grml2usb as needed: # mkfs.vfat /dev/loop1 - # grml2usb --bootloader-only /grml/isos/grml-small_2009.05.iso /dev/loop1 + # grml2usb --bootloader-only /grml/isos/grml-small_2009.10.iso /dev/loop1 [[performance-tracing]] Performance tracing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # blktrace -d /dev/sdX -o - | blkparse -i - - # grml2usb grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 [[troubleshooting]] Troubleshooting and Pitfalls when booting @@ -395,7 +399,7 @@ Grab a recent grml ISO and use link:http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE[isohybrid from the syslinux project]: - % isohybrid grml_2009.05.iso + % isohybrid grml_2009.10.iso /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This allows you to dd the Grml ISO to your USB device (use for example @@ -439,10 +443,8 @@ recent version of grml2usb then you might notice: Fatal: a critical error happend during execution (not a grml ISO?), giving up Breaking the backward compatibility was necessary to avoid maintainability hell. -If you want to install older grml ISOs please grab the grml2usb-compat Debian -package which provides support for older releases or the -link:http://grml.org/grml2usb/grml2usb-compat.tgz[grml2usb-compat tarball] -(link:http://grml.org/grml2usb/grml2usb-compat.tgz.md5.asc[gpg signature/md5]). +If you want to install older grml ISOs please use the grml2usb-compat script +which provides support for older releases. [[menu-lst]] Why is there a menu.lst and a grub.cfg inside /boot/grub/? @@ -584,59 +586,59 @@ of your grml2usb commandline (consider using the "\--verbose" option). Usage examples -------------- - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1. - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISOs on device /dev/sdX1 for multibooting ISOs. -Note: boot "grml" as usual, for booting grml-small use "grml-small on the -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). # grml2usb /live/image /dev/sdX1 Install currently running grml live system on device /dev/sdX1. - # grml2usb /live/image /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb /live/image /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install currently running grml live system and the specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 for multibooting. - # grml2usb --fat16 /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb --fat16 /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 and format partition /dev/sdX1 with FAT16 filesystem. - # grml2usb --grub --grub-mbr /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb --grub --grub-mbr /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 and use grub as bootloader (instead of syslinux being the default) and install a master boot record (MBR) to the MBR of /dev/sdX. + # grml2usb-compat /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + +Install older grml ISO on device /dev/sdX1. + /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// # grml2usb --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-grml --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-grml \ - /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 but use given kernel and initrd instead of the ones provided by the ISO. # grml2usb --squashfs=/grml/grml-live/grml_cd/live/grml.squashfs \ - /home/grml/grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + /home/grml/grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 but use given squashfs file instead of the one provided by the ISO. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as default bootoptions. - # grml2usb --remove-bootoption="vga=791" --remove-bootoption="quiet" grml_2009.05.iso /dev/sdX1 + # grml2usb --remove-bootoption="vga=791" --remove-bootoption="quiet" grml_2009.10.iso /dev/sdX1 Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdX1 remove vga=791 and quiet from existing bootoptions.