X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb;h=dc1a323abcc2778f70a23b2b97ec9ea4e665efcb;hp=c4375d73c73bd1d54620ca651e7999ffc99ff778;hb=80af3a373622ee1bee61c79e52c563aaf0746f35;hpb=dc377592ac30d8880c0d287f7a60ce6938292f44

diff --git a/grml2usb b/grml2usb
index c4375d7..dc1a323 100755
--- a/grml2usb
+++ b/grml2usb
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ def mkfs_fat16(device):
 
     @device: partition that should be formated"""
 
-    # syslinux -d boot/isolinux /dev/sdb1
     if options.dryrun:
         logging.info("Would execute mkfs.vfat -F 16 %s now.", device)
         return 0
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ def install_syslinux(device):
     proc = subprocess.Popen(["syslinux", "-d", "boot/syslinux", device])
     proc.wait()
     if proc.returncode != 0:
-        raise CriticalException("Error executing syslinux (either try --fat16 or --grub?)")
+        raise CriticalException("Error executing syslinux (either try --fat16 or use grub?)")
 
 
 def install_bootloader(device):
@@ -1629,16 +1628,24 @@ def handle_vfat(device):
     @device: device that should checked / formated"""
 
     # make sure we have mkfs.vfat available
-    if options.fat16 and not options.force:
+    if options.fat16:
         if not which("mkfs.vfat") and not options.copyonly and not options.dryrun:
             logging.critical('Sorry, mkfs.vfat not available. Exiting.')
             logging.critical('Please make sure to install dosfstools.')
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        # make sure the user is aware of what he is doing
-        f = raw_input("Are you sure you want to format the specified partition with fat16? y/N ")
-        if f == "y" or f == "Y":
-            logging.info("Note: you can skip this question using the option --force")
+        exec_mkfs = False
+        if options.force:
+            print "Forcing mkfs.fat16 on %s as requested via option --force." % device
+            exec_mkfs = True
+        else:
+            # make sure the user is aware of what he is doing
+            f = raw_input("Are you sure you want to format the specified partition with fat16? y/N ")
+            if f == "y" or f == "Y":
+                logging.info("Note: you can skip this question using the option --force")
+                exec_mkfs = True
+
+        if exec_mkfs:
             try:
                 mkfs_fat16(device)
             except CriticalException, error: