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@@ -69,13 +69,16 @@ Thirdly, boot the USB and enter these commands in the GRUB terminal
grub> boot
If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. some Thinkpad X60's) then you will need to
-use these commands instead:
+use these commands (this is also true for 32-bit running on 64-bit machines):
grub> set root='usb0'
grub> linux /install.386/vmlinuz
grub> initrd /install.386/initrd.gz
grub> boot
+NOTE FOR G41M USERS (32 bit, 64 bit): On the *linux* line, specify fb=false to
+boot in text mode or the installer won't have a display on your monitor.
+
## Booting ISOLINUX Images (Automatic Method)
Boot it in GRUB using the `Parse ISOLINUX config (USB)` option. A new menu should appear in GRUB, showing the boot options for that distro; this is a GRUB menu, converted from the usual ISOLINUX menu provided by that distro.