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diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt
index 8e8cce1..bf4bc3b 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
-<<X7,let us know>> 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 <<X7,let us know>> 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=*::
@@ -316,6 +319,13 @@ isolinux/syslinux fixes the problem.
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
 --------------------------------
 
+Where can I get the grml2usb?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+grml2usb is available via link:http://deb.grml.org/[the grml-testing Debian
+repository]. Please make sure you've the Debian package installed, just having
+the grml2usb script available is definitely *NOT* enough!
+
 What's the difference between grml2hd and grml2usb?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -358,6 +368,13 @@ The following message:
 ... is "normal". grub-install sends those messages to stderr. To avoid hiding any
 possible real error messages grml2usb doesn't ignore those messages.
 
+I'm getting something like "Error: /usr/share/grml2usb/grub/splash.xpm.gz can not be read"!?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Looks like you've just the grml2usb script available. Please make sure you've
+the grml2usb Debian package installed. It's available via
+link:http://deb.grml.org/[the grml-testing Debian repository].
+
 Why do I have to use a FAT16 filesystem?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -410,7 +427,7 @@ FAT16 filesystem.
 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/sdx1
 
@@ -419,10 +436,10 @@ 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/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_2008.11.iso /dev/sdx1