Update manpage for mbr

Some images using extlinux may need mbr installed
when booted other than with QEMU.

diff --git a/vmdebootstrap.8.in b/vmdebootstrap.8.in
index e8c005d95c1cfe92c6780f026c5b0b44ace982e5..cde170ba5840e6a5b57e78db48d0837d65890dd4 100644 (file)
--- a/vmdebootstrap.8.in
+++ b/vmdebootstrap.8.in
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ Configure the virtual machine to use the image you've created.
 Then start the virtual machine,
 and log into it via its console to configure it.
 .PP
 Then start the virtual machine,
 and log into it via its console to configure it.
 .PP

-Unless the \-\-no\-extlinux option is specified, the image will use
+Unless the \-\-no\-extlinux or \-\-grub options are specified, the
+image will use

 .BR extlinux (1)
 as a boot loader.
 The image has an empty root password and will not have networking
 .BR extlinux (1)
 as a boot loader.
 The image has an empty root password and will not have networking


@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ Filesystem to use for the /boot partition. (default ext2)
 Path to the binfmt_handler to enable foreign support in debootstrap. e.g. /usr/bin/qemu-arm-static - note foreign debootstraps may take a signficant amount of time to complete and that debootstrap will retry five times if packages fail to install by default.
 .IP \-\-no\-extlinux
 Skip installation of extlinux. needs a customize script to make the image bootable. Useful for architectures where extlinux is not supportable.
 Path to the binfmt_handler to enable foreign support in debootstrap. e.g. /usr/bin/qemu-arm-static - note foreign debootstraps may take a signficant amount of time to complete and that debootstrap will retry five times if packages fail to install by default.
 .IP \-\-no\-extlinux
 Skip installation of extlinux. needs a customize script to make the image bootable. Useful for architectures where extlinux is not supportable.

+Depending on how the image is to be booted, the \-\-mbr option may also be
+necessary with extlinux.

 .IP \-\-squash
 Run mksquashfs against the final image using xz compression - requires
 squashfs-tools to be installed. The final file will have the .squashfs suffix. 
 .IP \-\-squash
 Run mksquashfs against the final image using xz compression - requires
 squashfs-tools to be installed. The final file will have the .squashfs suffix.