From 1ce8413f4fae5ef8f527c4d3b63ed5e7322411c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Williams Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:10:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix typo in bootsize partition space Update manpage advice on bootloader options. --- vmdebootstrap | 4 ++-- vmdebootstrap.8.in | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/vmdebootstrap b/vmdebootstrap index 126475f..24e38d0 100755 --- a/vmdebootstrap +++ b/vmdebootstrap @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import tempfile import time -__version__ = '0.4' +__version__ = '0.5' class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application): @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class VmDebootstrap(cliapp.Application): if self.settings['bootsize'] and self.settings['bootsize'] is not '0%': bootsize = str(self.settings['bootsize'] / (1024 * 1024)) self.runcmd(['parted', '-s', self.settings['image'], - 'mkpart', 'primary', 'fat16', '0', bootsize]) + 'mkpart', 'primary', 'fat16', '0%', bootsize]) else: bootsize = '0%' self.runcmd(['parted', '-s', self.settings['image'], diff --git a/vmdebootstrap.8.in b/vmdebootstrap.8.in index cde170b..60e08cd 100644 --- a/vmdebootstrap.8.in +++ b/vmdebootstrap.8.in @@ -57,16 +57,30 @@ virtualization technology, such as or .BR qemu (1). Configure the virtual machine to use the image you've created. -Then start the virtual machine, +Then start the virtual machine, (see +.B EXAMPLES +) and log into it via its console to configure it. -.PP +The image has an empty root password and will not have networking +configured by default. Set the root password before you configure +networking. +.SH BOOTLOADERS 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 -configured by default. Set the root password before you configure -networking. +.B bootsize +is not recommended when using +.B extlinux +- use grub instead. +Versions of grub2 in wheezy +can fail to install in the VM, at which point vmdebootstrap will fall back to +extlinux. It may still be possible to complete the installation of grub2 after +booting the VM as the problem may be related to the need to use loopback +devices during the grub-install operation. Details of the error will appear in the +vmdebootstrap log file, if enabled with the \-\-log option. Note that +.B grub-legacy +is not supported. .SH OPTIONS .IP \-\-output=FILE write output to FILE, instead of standard output @@ -136,12 +150,7 @@ the VM. Can be useful if debootstrap fails to create it automatically. .IP \-\-grub Disable extlinux installation and configure grub2 instead. grub2 will be added to the list of packages to install. update-grub will be called once the debootstrap is -complete and grub-install will be called in the image. Versions of grub2 in wheezy -can fail to install in the VM, at which point vmdebootstrap will fall back to -extlinux. It may still be possible to complete the installation of grub2 after -booting the VM as the problem may be related to the need to use loopback -devices during the grub-install operation. Details of the error will appear in the -vmdebootstrap log file, if enabled with the \-\-log option. +complete and grub-install will be called in the image. .SH Configuration files and settings: .IP \-\-dump-config write out the entire current configuration -- 2.39.2