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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html index 8a5a8f8..3a99d00 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html @@ -12,144 +12,168 @@ </head> <body> - <header> + <div class="section"> <h1>Boot a GNU/Linux installer on USB</h1> - <aside>Or <a href="index.html">back to main index</a></aside> - </header> - - <h2>Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</h2> - - <p> - Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/> - <b>$ dmesg</b><br/> - - Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:<br/> - <b>$ lsblk</b> - </p> - - <p> - Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For example:<br/> - <b>$ sudo umount /dev/sdb*</b><br/> - <b># umount /dev/sdb*</b> - </p> + <p> + <a href="index.html">Back to previous index</a> + </p> + </div> - <p> - dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your distro ISO to it with dd. For example:<br/> - <b>$ sudo dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync</b><br/> - <b># dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync</b> - </p> + <div class="section"> - <h2>GNU Guix System Distribution?</h2> + <h2>Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</h2> - <p> - Guix USB installers use the GRUB bootloader, unlike most GNU/Linux installers which will likely use ISOLINUX. - </p> - <p> - To boot the Guix live USB install, select <b><i>Search for GRUB configuration (grub.cfg) outside of CBFS</i></b> from - the GRUB payload menu. After you have done that, a new menuentry will appear at the very bottom with text like - <b><i>Load Config from (usb0)</i></b>; select that, and it should boot. - </p> - <p> - Once you have installed Guix onto the main storage device, check - <a href="grub_cbfs.html#libreboot_grub_config_ondisk">grub_cbfs.html#libreboot_grub_config_ondisk</a> for hints on how - to boot it. - </p> + <p> + Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/> + <b>$ dmesg</b><br/> - <h2>Booting ISOLINUX images</h2> + Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:<br/> + <b>$ lsblk</b> + </p> - <p> - Boot it in GRUB using the <i>Parse ISOLINUX config (USB)</i> option. + <p> + Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For example:<br/> + <b>$ sudo umount /dev/sdb*</b><br/> + <b># umount /dev/sdb*</b> + </p> - 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. - </p> + <p> + dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your distro ISO to it with dd. For example:<br/> + <b>$ sudo dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync</b><br/> + <b># dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync</b> + </p> + + </div> - <h2>Booting manually</h2> - - <p> - If the ISOLINUX parser or <i>Search for GRUB configuration</i> options won't work, then press C to get to the GRUB command line.<br/> - grub> <b>ls</b><br/> - - Get the device from above output, eg (usb0). Example:<br/> - grub> <b>cat (usb0)/isolinux/isolinux.cfg</b><br/> + <div class="section"> + + <h2>GNU Guix System Distribution?</h2> - Either this will show the ISOLINUX menuentries for that ISO, or link to other .cfg files, for example /isolinux/foo.cfg.<br/> + <p> + Guix USB installers use the GRUB bootloader, unlike most GNU/Linux installers which will likely use ISOLINUX. + </p> + <p> + To boot the Guix live USB install, select <b><i>Search for GRUB configuration (grub.cfg) outside of CBFS</i></b> from + the GRUB payload menu. After you have done that, a new menuentry will appear at the very bottom with text like + <b><i>Load Config from (usb0)</i></b>; select that, and it should boot. + </p> + <p> + Once you have installed Guix onto the main storage device, check + <a href="grub_cbfs.html#libreboot_grub_config_ondisk">grub_cbfs.html#libreboot_grub_config_ondisk</a> for hints on how + to boot it. + </p> + + </div> - If it did that, then you do:<br/> - grub> <b>cat (usb0)/isolinux/foo.cfg</b><br/> + <div class="section"> + + <h2>Booting ISOLINUX images</h2> - And so on, until you find the correct menuentries for ISOLINUX. - </p> + <p> + Boot it in GRUB using the <i>Parse ISOLINUX config (USB)</i> option. - <p> - Now look at the ISOLINUX menuentry. It'll look like:<br/> - <b> - kernel /path/to/kernel<br/> - append PARAMETERS initrd=/path/to/initrd MAYBE_MORE_PARAMETERS<br/> - </b> - - GRUB works the same way, but in it's own way. Example GRUB commands:<br/> - grub> <b>linux (usb0)/path/to/kernel PARAMETERS MAYBE_MORE_PARAMETERS</b><br/> - grub> <b>initrd (usb0)/path/to/initrd</b><br/> - grub> <b>boot</b><br/> - - Of course this will vary from distro to distro. If you did all that correctly, it should now be booting the ISO - the way you specified. - </p> + 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. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <h2>Booting manually</h2> - <h1>Troubleshooting</h1> + <p> + If the ISOLINUX parser or <i>Search for GRUB configuration</i> options won't work, then press C to get to the GRUB command line.<br/> + grub> <b>ls</b><br/> - <p> - Most of these issues occur when using libreboot with coreboot's 'text mode' instead of the coreboot framebuffer. - This mode is useful for booting payloads like memtest86+ which expect text-mode, but for GNU/Linux distributions - it can be problematic when they are trying to switch to a framebuffer because it doesn't exist. - </p> + Get the device from above output, eg (usb0). Example:<br/> + grub> <b>cat (usb0)/isolinux/isolinux.cfg</b><br/> - <p> - In most cases, you should use the vesafb ROM's. Example filename: libreboot_ukdvorak_vesafb.rom. - </p> + Either this will show the ISOLINUX menuentries for that ISO, or link to other .cfg files, for example /isolinux/foo.cfg.<br/> - <h2>parabola won't boot in text-mode</h2> + If it did that, then you do:<br/> + grub> <b>cat (usb0)/isolinux/foo.cfg</b><br/> - <p> - Use one of the ROM images with vesafb in the filename (uses coreboot framebuffer instead of text-mode). + And so on, until you find the correct menuentries for ISOLINUX. </p> - <h2>debian-installer (trisquel net install) graphical corruption in text-mode</h2> <p> - When using the ROM images that use coreboot's "text mode" instead of the coreboot framebuffer, - booting the Trisquel 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:<br/> - <b>vga=normal fb=false</b> + Now look at the ISOLINUX menuentry. It'll look like:<br/> + <b> + kernel /path/to/kernel<br/> + append PARAMETERS initrd=/path/to/initrd MAYBE_MORE_PARAMETERS<br/> + </b> + + GRUB works the same way, but in it's own way. Example GRUB commands:<br/> + grub> <b>linux (usb0)/path/to/kernel PARAMETERS MAYBE_MORE_PARAMETERS</b><br/> + grub> <b>initrd (usb0)/path/to/initrd</b><br/> + grub> <b>boot</b><br/> + + Of course this will vary from distro to distro. If you did all that correctly, it should now be booting the ISO + the way you specified. </p> + + </div> - <p> - Tested in Trisquel 6 (and 7). This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. - </p> + <div class="section"> + + <h1>Troubleshooting</h1> <p> - If selecting text-mode from a GRUB menu created using the ISOLINUX parser, you can press E on the menu entry to add this. - Or, if you are booting manually (from GRUB terminal) then just add the parameters. + Most of these issues occur when using libreboot with coreboot's 'text mode' instead of the coreboot framebuffer. + This mode is useful for booting payloads like memtest86+ which expect text-mode, but for GNU/Linux distributions + it can be problematic when they are trying to switch to a framebuffer because it doesn't exist. </p> <p> - This workaround was found on the page: <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s04.html">https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s04.html</a>. - It should also work for gNewSense, Debian and any other apt-get distro that provides debian-installer (text mode) net install method. + In most cases, you should use the vesafb ROM's. Example filename: libreboot_ukdvorak_vesafb.rom. </p> -<hr/> + <h2>parabola won't boot in text-mode</h2> + + <p> + Use one of the ROM images with vesafb in the filename (uses coreboot framebuffer instead of text-mode). + </p> + + <h2>debian-installer (trisquel net install) graphical corruption in text-mode</h2> + <p> + When using the ROM images that use coreboot's "text mode" instead of the coreboot framebuffer, + booting the Trisquel 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:<br/> + <b>vga=normal fb=false</b> + </p> + + <p> + Tested in Trisquel 6 (and 7). This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. + </p> - <p> - Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> - This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. - A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a>. - </p> + <p> + If selecting text-mode from a GRUB menu created using the ISOLINUX parser, you can press E on the menu entry to add this. + Or, if you are booting manually (from GRUB terminal) then just add the parameters. + </p> - <p> - This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information. - </p> + <p> + This workaround was found on the page: <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s04.html">https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s04.html</a>. + It should also work for gNewSense, Debian and any other apt-get distro that provides debian-installer (text mode) net install method. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <p> + Copyright © 2014, 2015 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> + This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. + A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a>. + </p> + + <p> + This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information. + </p> + + </div> </body> </html> |