From 4809245e43ae3406cea142917ff18e35a0aa3fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wiktor W Brodlo Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:57:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Readme to explain the -vbr option --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b1acfd2..d8d45b6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Installing To install MLB, simply invoke - mlbinstall + mlbinstall [-vbr] where: @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ where: pass `root=` as `mlbinstall` will not calculate the root device. Currently the command line cannot be longer than 40 characters (more just won't fit in the MBR). + - `[-vbr]` will make `mlbinstall` ignore the space for the partition table, + giving you more space for the command line. You can safely use it if you're + installing to a Volume Boot Record (partition) and not the Master Boot + Record, e.g. for using with another bootloader in multi-OS setups. `mlbinstall` is quite noisy if it detects any problems. Restore your MBR from backup, fix the problems, and try again. If it succeeds, it won't say anything.