From f5b6d9662dadabbaa7221d3f33a8fea906db4b54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Prokop Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:40:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add 'grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem' --- debian/changelog | 3 ++- grml2usb.8.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index e32a847..687e732 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ grml2usb (0.9.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low - mention the dd approach - mention grml2iso - improve section link names for the online version + - add 'grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem' - -- Michael Prokop Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:27:30 +0200 + -- Michael Prokop Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:39:53 +0200 grml2usb (0.9.7) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/grml2usb.8.txt b/grml2usb.8.txt index 995c8a5..bc044a9 100644 --- a/grml2usb.8.txt +++ b/grml2usb.8.txt @@ -462,6 +462,23 @@ The following message: This is "normal". Just ignore it. +[[unknown-filesystem]] +grub-install fails with grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem?! +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The following message: + + grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem + Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed. + Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly. + +usually means that the device partition table says something else than the +filesystem on the device. For example using FAT16 as filesystem type and +using FAT32 as filesystem on the partition will not work. Either set filesystem +type to FAT32 or format the partition using FAT16. It is essential that +device partition table and filesystem use the same filesystem type. + + [[splash-xpm]] I'm getting something like "Error: /usr/share/grml2usb/grub/splash.xpm.gz can not be read"!? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 2.1.4