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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md index aaa1165f..085ad34b 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md +++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md @@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ If you downloaded your ISO while on an existing GNU+Linux system, here is how to Connect the USB drive. Check `lsblk`, to confirm its device name (e.g., **/dev/sdX**): - $ lsblk + $ lsblk For this example, let's assume that our drive's name is `sdb`. Make sure that it's not mounted: - $ sudo umount /dev/sdb + $ sudo umount /dev/sdb Overwrite the drive, writing your distro ISO to it with `dd`. For example, if we are installing Trisquel 7.0 64-bit, and it's located in our Downloads folder, this is the command we would run: - $ sudo dd if=~/Downloads/trisquel_7.0_amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync + $ sudo dd if=~/Downloads/trisquel_7.0_amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync That's it! You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive (the instructions for doing so will be given later). @@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ how to create the bootable GNU+Linux USB drive: Connect the USB drive. Run `lsblk` to determine which drive it is: - $ lsblk + $ lsblk To confirm that you have the correct drive, use `disklabel`. For example, if you thought the correct drive were **sd3**, run this command: - $ disklabel sd3 + $ disklabel sd3 Make sure that the device isn't mounted, with `doas`; if it is, this command will unmount it: - $ doas umount /dev/sd3i + $ doas umount /dev/sd3i `lsblk` told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing the OpenBSD installer to it with `dd`. Here's an example: - $ doas dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync + $ doas dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync That's it! You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive (the instructions for doing so will be given later). @@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ That's it! You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive (the 3. Boot the USB, and enter these commands in the GRUB terminal (for 64-bit Intel or AMD): - grub> set root='usb0' - grub> linux /install.amd/vmlinuz - grub> initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz - grub> boot + grub> set root='usb0' + grub> linux /install.amd/vmlinuz + grub> initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz + grub> boot 4. If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. some Thinkpad X60's), you will need to use these commands: - grub> set root='usb0' - grub> linux /install.386/vmlinuz - grub> initrd /install.386/initrd.gz - grub> boot + grub> set root='usb0' + grub> linux /install.386/vmlinuz + grub> initrd /install.386/initrd.gz + grub> boot ## 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. @@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ These are generic instructions. They may or may not be correct for your distribu If the `ISOLINUX parser` or `Search for GRUB configuration` options won't work, then press `C` in GRUB to access the command line, then run the `ls` command: - grub> ls + grub> ls Get the device name from the above output (e.g., `usb0`). Here's an example: - grub> cat (usb0)/isolinux/isolinux.cfg + grub> cat (usb0)/isolinux/isolinux.cfg Either the output of this command will be the ISOLINUX menuentries for that ISO, or link to other `.cfg` files (e.g, **/isolinux/foo.cfg**). For example, if the file found were **foo.cfg**, you would use this command: - grub> cat (usb0)/isolinux/foo.cfg + grub> cat (usb0)/isolinux/foo.cfg And so on, until you find the correct menuentries for ISOLINUX. @@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ For Debian-based distros (e.g., Trisquel, Devuan), there are typically menuentri Now, look at the ISOLINUX menuentry; it'll look like this: - kernel /path/to/kernel append PARAMETERS initrd=/path/to/initrd ... + kernel /path/to/kernel append PARAMETERS initrd=/path/to/initrd ... GRUB works similarly; here are some example GRUB commands: - grub> set root='usb0' - grub> linux /path/to/kernel PARAMETERS MAYBE\_MORE\_PARAMETERS - grub> initrd /path/to/initrd - grub> boot + grub> set root='usb0' + grub> linux /path/to/kernel PARAMETERS MAYBE\_MORE\_PARAMETERS + grub> initrd /path/to/initrd + grub> boot Note: `usb0` may be incorrect. Check the output of the `ls` command (in GRUB), to see a list of USB devices/partitions. Of course, this will vary from distro to distro. If you did all of that correctly, then it should now be booting your USB drive in the way that you specified. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Use one of the ROM images with `vesafb` in the filename (uses Coreboot framebuff ### debian-installer Graphical Corruption in Text-Mode (Debian and Devuan) When using the ROM images that use Coreboot's `text mode`, instead of the Coreboot framebuffer, booting the Debian or Devuan net installer results in graphical corruption, because it is trying to switch to a framebuffer, which doesn't exist. Use that kernel parameter on the `linux` line, when booting it: - vga=normal fb=false + vga=normal fb=false This forces debian-installer to start in `text-mode`, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. |