Package: grub-rescue-pc Version: 1.98-1 Severity: important I have already noted in bug 575085 that this package no longer includes a floppy image, and that the description is thus wrong.
Further it no longer includes an iso image. While I was able to work out how to create a floppy rescue disc, it seems far less obvious how one is meant to create an CD/DVD iso image. I wondered about building an iso of some part of a file system, loop mounting it, running grub-install on the result, umounting the modified container and burning that to a CD/DVD. But I suspect that would not work. I read the man page for grub-mkisofs. It looked promising, but it is far from clear what is intended. Perhaps SOURCE is a file system? Who knows? The online manual doesn't mention iso creation at all. In passing, why isn't that manual included in, say grub-common? Not everyone has online access. So this package contains no binaries, no images, and not even a hint about how to create rescue images or media. So it has no purpose as it stands. Just adding a simple example of how to create rescue floppy and one for a rescue iso would mean it has some use. ael ------------------------------------------------------------------ -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.33 (PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages grub-rescue-pc depends on: ii grub-common 1.98-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version ii grub-pc 1.98-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version grub-rescue-pc recommends no packages. grub-rescue-pc suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org