X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=8e8cce14e0fd53a1d7af81c54617ad058fa8a329;hp=1a61224190daa57d75ab879852157c35dbd08e71;hb=7c7d3dc2c37eb93a41b450dfa552481c23155122;hpb=f933ff83c2d0d5c0b086264b157f16ea9c69e69a diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 1a61224..8e8cce1 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ just pressing enter on the bootprompt or wait until the boot timeout matches). [IMPORTANT] By default a compatible master boot record (MBR) is installed on the device -(being for example /dev/sdb when executing 'grml2usb grml.iso /dev/sdb1') +(being for example /dev/sdx when executing 'grml2usb grml.iso /dev/sdx1') and 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. If bootloader @@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ TODO: 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 +The device either might be a device name like /dev/sdx1 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. +directory grml2usb is assuming that you did set up a bootloader on your own (or +don't need one) and a bootloader won't be installed automatically. The following options are supported: @@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ Finally create a filesystem and execute grml2usb as needed: Performance tracing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - # blktrace -d /dev/sdb -o - | blkparse -i - - # grml2usb grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # blktrace -d /dev/sdx -o - | blkparse -i - + # grml2usb grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 [[X6]] Troubleshooting and Pitfalls when booting @@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ 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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -377,45 +388,45 @@ of your grml2usb commandline (consider using the "--verbose" option). Usage examples -------------- - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1. +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1. - # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # grml2usb /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /home/grml/grml_small_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISOs on device /dev/sdb1 for multibooting ISOs. +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 --fat16 /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # grml2usb --fat16 /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and format partition /dev/sdb1 with +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1 and format partition /dev/sdx1 with FAT16 filesystem. - # grml2usb --syslinux /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # grml2usb --syslinux /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and use syslinux as bootloader +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1 and use syslinux as bootloader (instead of grub 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/sdb1 + /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 but use given kernel and initrd +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_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + /home/grml/grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 but use given squashfs +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_2008.11.iso /dev/sdb1 + # grml2usb --bootoptions="lang=de ssh=mysecret" grml_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1 -Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdb1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as +Install specified ISO on device /dev/sdx1 and use "lang=de ssh=mysecret" as default bootoptions. 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