X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml2usb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml2usb;h=eafee4b76992772a9e7796b2f06418e7015c6057;hp=ab0ad63189e31299bc785be9269fdcaacf3a0651;hb=d26c252ab511ba9067c581e227f610095d2d45b1;hpb=5762aa3ac0a24ca01d5dec6a85db2fb136d20a34

diff --git a/grml2usb b/grml2usb
index ab0ad63..eafee4b 100755
--- a/grml2usb
+++ b/grml2usb
@@ -1567,7 +1567,20 @@ def handle_mbr(device):
 
     mbrcode = GRML2USB_BASE + '/mbr/mbrldr'
     if options.syslinuxmbr:
-        mbrcode = '/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin'
+        mbrcode = ""
+        mbr_locations = ('/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin',
+                         '/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin')
+        for mbrpath in mbr_locations:
+            if os.path.isfile(mbrpath):
+                mbrcode = mbrpath
+                break
+
+        if mbrcode is "":
+            str_locations = " or ".join(['"%s"' % l for l in mbr_locations])
+            logging.error('Cannot find syslinux MBR, install it at %s)',
+                          str_locations)
+            raise CriticalException("syslinux MBR  can not be found at %s."
+                                    % str_locations)
     elif options.mbrmenu:
         mbrcode = GRML2USB_BASE + '/mbr/mbrldr'