From ca3a71a4dcdfc3cfd39c238c16805ff5fff4aad9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: travis-update-bot Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:28:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update blog to 49b78f59e27a2f2065294d8a67aceb08090af168 --- _posts/2015-08-18-multiboot-kernel.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2015-08-18-multiboot-kernel.md b/_posts/2015-08-18-multiboot-kernel.md index 38f05484..0057cc74 100644 --- a/_posts/2015-08-18-multiboot-kernel.md +++ b/_posts/2015-08-18-multiboot-kernel.md @@ -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]: