X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb.8.txt;h=bf4bc3b178455a20000afcd02014031169ee3b83;hp=e3aa82745d7de5473aff4bd3bf659285d8377d38;hb=b5aabbd2b2b1ce66f187ae404aee174a837e6479;hpb=fda45f75bd50ded8c2929d202c5c9d66d8aeae24 diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index e3aa827..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 -<> 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 <> 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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -347,6 +357,24 @@ 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. + +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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -399,7 +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 @@ -408,10 +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