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Merge pull request #121 from phil-opp/grub-troubleshooting

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Add grub-mkrescue troubleshooting steps
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Philipp Oppermann
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@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ Now we can create a bootable image using the command:
```
grub-mkrescue -o os.iso isofiles
```
_Note_: If it does not work for you, make sure `xorriso` is installed and try to run it with `--verbose`.
_Note_: `grub-mkrescue` causes problems on some platforms. If it does not work for you, try the following steps:
- try to run it with `--verbose`
- make sure `xorriso` is installed (`xorriso` or `libisoburn` package)
- If you're using an EFI-system, `grub-mkrescue` tries to create an EFI image by default. You can either pass `-d /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc` to avoid EFI or install the `mtools` package to get a working EFI image
- on some system the command is named `grub2-mkrescue`
## Booting
Now it's time to boot our OS. We will use [QEMU]: