X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=496212669339112349e496f256e379c7a98228db;hp=45697735edcedef076b75a1c21fc96e3d99b7090;hb=c201d7e5af47a47e2ec3221132740ea3368debc0;hpb=64bbc51ac9ee052ee3c310226d84ab735f5f7fe5 diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 4569773..4962126 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ Important! The grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data! Options ------- +The ISO[s] might be the path to one or multiple grml-ISOs as well as the path to +the currently running live-system (being /live/image). + +The device either might be a device name like /dev/sda1 or a directory. When +specifying a device name the device is mounted automatically. When specifying a +directory it won't be touched but instead grml2usb is assuming that you did set +up a bootloader on your own and a bootloader won't be installed automatically. + +The following options are supported: + *--bootoptions=...*:: Use specified bootoptions as default. @@ -53,8 +63,7 @@ option *--initrd* as well. (Be aware when using multiboot setup.) *--mbr*:: -Install master boot record (MBR) on the device. **Important:** this will destroy any -existing data on the device! +Install master boot record (MBR) on the device. *--squashfs=*:: @@ -115,9 +124,8 @@ Directory layout on usb device | |-- menu.lst | |-- splash.xpm.gz | `-- stage2_eltorito - `-- isolinux/ + `-- syslinux/ |-- boot.msg - |-- boot-beep.msg |-- f1 |-- f2 |-- f3 @@ -129,8 +137,6 @@ Directory layout on usb device |-- f9 |-- f10 |-- logo.16 - |-- isolinux-main.cfg - |-- isolinux.cfg `-- syslinux.cfg grml/ @@ -166,41 +172,41 @@ Directory layout on usb device Usage examples -------------- - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISOs on device /dev/usb-sdb1. +Install specified ISOs on device /dev/sdb1. - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISOs on device /dev/usb-sdb1 for multibooting ISOs. +Install specified ISOs on device /dev/sdb1 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... - # grml2usb --fat16 --mbr /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + # grml2usb --fat16 --mbr /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/usb-sdb1, install MBR on /dev/usb-sdb and -format partition /dev/usb-sdb1 with FAT16 filesystem. +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1, install MBR on /dev/sdb and +format partition /dev/sdb1 with FAT16 filesystem. - # grml2usb --grub /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + # grml2usb --grub /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/usb-sdb1 and use Grub as bootloader +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and use Grub as bootloader (instead of syslinux being the default). # grml2usb --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-grml --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-grml \ - /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/usb-sdb1 but use given kernel and initrd +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 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_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/usb-sdb1 but use given squashfs +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 but use given squashfs file instead of the one provided by the ISO. - # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2008.11.iso /dev/usb-sdb1 + # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/usb-sdb1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as default bootoptions. Bugs