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79  <H3>Documentation: Boot parameters</H3>  <H3>Documentation: Boot parameters</H3>
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81      <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px;"><H4>26/03/2010 - v 3.1.0</H4></div>      <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px;"><H4>26/03/2010 - v 3.1.0</H4></div>
82      <div style="position: absolute; right: 0px;"><H4>Last update: 26/03/2010</H4></div>      <div style="position: absolute; right: 0px;"><H4>Last update: 21/05/2010</H4></div>
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134  Available kernels (boot images):</p>  Available kernels (boot images):</p>
135    
136  <ul class="otherpage" style="padding: 0px 10px 20px 40px">  <ul class="otherpage" style="padding: 0px 10px 20px 40px">
137  <li><b>rescuecd</b> This is the default choice for 32bits systems, with Framebuffer disabled, best choice.</li>  <!-- Please do not delete these comented lines-->
138  <li><b>altker32</b> This is an alternative kernel for 32bits systems. Boot with this kernel in case you have problems with rescuecd. altker32 was named vmlinuz2 in versions prior to SystemRescueCd-1.0.0.</li>  <!-- SysRescCD documentation section. Please use "update-boot-params" script to update -->
139  <li><b>rescue64</b> This is the default 64 bits kernel. Use it if you want to chroot to a 64bits linux system installed on your hard disk, or if you have to run 64 bits programs. This kernel is able to boot SystemRescueCd from the cdrom with 32bits programs, and it required a processor with 64bits instructions (amd64 / em64t).</li>  <!--kernels-Documentation-->
140  <li><b>altker64</b> This is an alternative kernel for 64bits systems. Boot with this kernel in case you have problems with rescue64. Only available from SystemRescueCd-1.0.0 and newer.</li>  <li><b>rescuecd</b> Default for 32bit systems, with Framebuffer disabled, best choice.
141    </li><li><b>rescue64</b> Default 64 bit kernel. Use it if you want to chroot to a 64bit linux system installed on your hard disk, or if you have to run 64 bits programs. This kernel is able to boot with 32bit programs, and it requires a processor with 64bit instructions (amd64 / em64t).
142    </li><li><b>altker32</b> an alternative kernel for 32bit systems. Boot with this kernel if you have problems with <b>rescuecd</b>
143    </li><li><b>altker64</b> an alternative kernel for 64bit systems. Boot with this kernel in case you have problems with <b>rescue64</b>.
144    </li>
145  </ul>  </ul>
146    
   
147  <p><br>The boot parameters you can use are:</p>  <p><br>The boot parameters you can use are:</p>
   
   
148  <div class="otherpage">  <div class="otherpage">
149  <p><b>General boot options</b></p>  <!-- Please do not delete these comented lines-->
150    <!-- SysRescCD documentation section. Please use "update-boot-params" script to update -->
151  <ul><li><b>setkmap=xx</b>: if you don't want to be asked for the keymap, you can choose which keymap to load automatically. Replace <code>xx</code> with your keymap (for example: <code>setkmap=de</code> for german keyboards)  <!--SysRescCD-Documentation-->
152  </li><li><b>docache</b>: this option is very useful if you need to insert another disc in the CD drive after booting. The CD-ROM will be fully loaded into memory, and you will be able to remove the disc from the drive. The <code>docache</code> option requires 400MB of memory if you want to cache everything (including the <code>bootdisks</code> and <code>isolinux</code> directories). You can add the <code>lowmem</code> option if you have less that 400MB of memory of to prevent these directories to be copied into memory.  <a name="General_boot_options" id="General_boot_options"></a><p><b> General boot options</b></p>
153  </li><li><b>root=xxx</b>: the <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" rel="nofollow">root=&lt;device&gt; option</a> lets you boot an existing linux system. For example, if you have a linux gentoo installed on <code>/dev/sda6</code>, you can type <code>rescuecd root=/dev/sda6</code> and Gentoo Linux will be started instead of the system that is on the CD-ROM. Keep in mind that you must use a 64bits kernel if your system is made of 64bits programs. For instance, you can boot a 64bits linux system installed on /dev/sda6 with <code>rescue64 root=/dev/sda6</code>. From SystemRescueCd-1.0.4, this option works with LVM disks, so you can write something like <code>rescuecd root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00</code>. SystemRescueCd-1.0.4 and newer versions also supports <code>root=auto</code>, that will scan all the block devices of the computer to find a linux system. The first linux system found on the disks will be started. So with <code>root=auto</code> let you start the system installed from the CD-ROM in case you have problem with your boot loader or with your kernel for instance. You can have <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" rel="nofollow">more details</a> about that option.  <p>Press &lt;TAB&gt; to add additional options.
154  </li><li><b>initscript=service:action</b>: This options allows you to automatically start/stop a service at boot time. For instance if you need the samba service to be started, you can boot with the following option: <code>initscript=samba:start</code>. This does the same thing as <code>/etc/init.d/samba start</code>. You can use this option several times with different services. All the action that are supported by an initscript can be used. This option is available with SystemRescueCd-1.0.2 and newer.  </p>
155  </li><li><b>backstore=xxx</b>: SystemRescueCd-1.1.x comes with support for the <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" rel="nofollow">backing-stores</a>. Basically, a backing-store is a loopback filesystem which saves all the changes you can make in SystemRescueCd when you use it. In other words it allows you to save all the files which changes in SystemRescueCd while you use it, so that you keep these changes the next time you boot it. By default, sysresccd automatically scan all your removable devices (eg: usb sticks) at boot time and uses the first backing-store it finds if there is one. A backing-store is not mandatory and it the scan fails it will just store the files which change in memory. To disable the disks scan at boot time you can specify <code>backstore=off</code> on the boot command line. If you want to save your backing-store file on an harddisk, you will have to boot with <code>backstore=alldev</code> so that it scans all devices not just removable devices. The default place for backing-stores file is any file named <code>sysrcd.bs</code> located at the root of a disk which is often an USB key. You can change the path by using an option such as <code>backstore=/sysrcd/mybackstore.bs</code> and then sysresccd will try to find a file named <code>mybackstore.bs</code> located in <code>/sysrcd</code> in any block-device (partition, USB-stick, ...). You can find more information about on the page about <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" rel="nofollow">backing-stores</a>.  <ul><li><b>docache</b>: causes the CD-ROM will be fully loaded into memory. A slower start but once complete, programs start faster and the CD drive will be released allowing normal access to other CDs.   This requires 400MB of memory to cache everything (including the <code>bootdisks</code> and <code>isolinux</code> directories). Add <code>lowmem</code> if you have less that 400MB of memory of to prevent these directories to be copied.
156  </li></ul>  </li></ul>
157    <p>During boot you will be prompted for the keyboard configuration, avoid this by using
158  <p><b><BR>Hardware, drivers and troubleshooting options</b></p>  </p>
159    <ul><li><b>setkmap=kk</b>:  which defines the keymap to load  where <code>kk</code>  (example: <code>setkmap=de</code> for German keyboards)
160  <ul><li><b>nonet</b>: this will disable the network auto detection at startup  </li><li><b>root=/dev/xdnp</b>: the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" rel="nofollow">root=&lt;device&gt; option</a>  boots an existing linux system. For example, if you have linux Gentoo installed on <code>/dev/sda6</code>,  use <code>rescuecd root=/dev/sda6</code> to start it. Keep in mind that you must use a 64bit kernel if your system is made of 64bit programs. This option works with LVM volumes. Use <code>rescuecd root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00</code>. Support is also provided for <code>root=auto</code>, which scans all the block devices tfor a linux system. The first linux system found will be started. So with <code>root=auto</code> let you start the system installed from the CD-ROM in case you have problem with your boot loader or kernel. It's also possible to specify a partition using its <code>filesystem label</code> or <code>filesystem uuid</code>. If the label of the partition where linux is installed is <code>mylinux</code>, then boot it using <code>rescuecd root=LABEL=mylinux</code>. Similarly <code>root=UUID=b3d3bec5-997a-413e-8449-0d0ec41ccba7</code>. See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/05/use-systemrescuecd-to-boot-a-linux-os-from-the-hard-disk/" rel="nofollow">more details</a>.
161  </li><li><b>scandelay=x</b>: pauses x seconds during the startup to allow slow devices to initialize. This is required when you boot an usb device. A delay of only few seconds should be enough.  </li><li><b>initscript=service:action</b>: This options allows start/stop a service at boot time. For instance if you need the samba service to be started, you can boot with: <code>initscript=samba:start</code>. This does the same thing as <code>/etc/init.d/samba start</code>. Use this option multiple times for different services. All the actions that are supported by an initscript can be used.
162  </li><li><b>doxdetect</b>: Since version 0.3.5 the auto-configuration is done in X.Org itself, and then mkxf86config is disabled by default. This option forces the system to run the mkxf86config startup script to run the hardware auto-detection from this script. Use this option if you have problems with the graphical environment configuration. This option replaces the option <code>noxdetect</code> that was useful in previous versions.  </li><li><b>backstore=xxx</b>: SystemRescueCd comes with support for the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" rel="nofollow">backing-stores</a>. A backing-store  saves all the changes you can make. so that you keep these changes the next time you boot it. By default, sysresccd automatically scan removable devices (eg: USB sticks) at boot time and uses the first backing-store it finds. A backing-store is not mandatory and it the scan fails it will store the files which change in memory. To disable the disks scan at boot time specify <code>backstore=off</code> on the boot command line. If you want to save your backing-store file on an harddisk,  boot with <code>backstore=alldev</code> to scan all devices (not just removable devices). The default location for backing-stores file is any file named <code>sysrcd.bs</code> located at the root of a disk which is often an USB stick. Change the path by using  <code>backstore=/sysrcd/mybackstore.bs</code>. See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/29/creating-a-backing-store-to-keep-your-modifications-in-sysresccd/" rel="nofollow">backing-stores</a>.
163  </li><li><b>nodetect</b>: prevents the generic hardware auto-detection. Use this option if you have problems with the hardware auto-detection.  </li><li><b>isoloop=xxx</b>: Grub2 (currently in development: grub-1.98) provides a new feature to boot from an ISO image which is stored from the hard disk. If you put a copy of <code>systemrescuecd-x86-x.y.z.iso</code> on a partition that Grub2 can read then you can boot SystemRescueCd directly from the ISO image stored on your hard drive. This is very convenient if you frequently update SystemRescueCd and you want to boot it directly from Grub2. Grub2 knows what an ISO image is and it will load the kernel image (rescuecd/rescue64) and the initramfs (initram.igz) from the ISO into memory. It will then do its normal job and execute the kernel. The SystemRescueCd init script must then be aware that its <code>sysrcd.dat</code> file is in an ISO and not directly on the partition. For that reason, this <code>isoloop=xxx</code> boot option is required so you must use it in your <code>grub.cfg</code>. This option is only supported in SystemRescueCd-1.4.0 and more recent. This option specifies the path of the ISO image in the partition that grub considers as its root partition. It's important to understand that the path of the ISO image may be different from the path on your linux system. If you have a separate boot partition mounted on <code>/boot</code> and if you copy this ISO image to <code>/boot/sysrcd/systemrescuecd-x86-x.y.z.iso</code> then the option has to be <code>isoloop=/sysrcd/systemrescuecd-x86-x.y.z.iso</code>. This is because the boot partition is what Grub2 will consider as its root partition during the boot process. Please read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Easy_install_SystemRescueCd_on_harddisk#Boot_the_ISO_image_from_the_disk_using_Grub2" title="Sysresccd-manual-en Easy install SystemRescueCd on harddisk">the section about isoloop</a> for more details.
164  </li><li><b>doload=xxx</b>: forces to load one/several modules at startup (example: <code>doload=3c59x</code>)  </li></ul>
165  </li><li><b>noload=xxx</b>: prevents the system to load one/several modules at startup (example: <code>noload=3c59x</code>). Use this option if you have a problem when the system loads a particular module at boot time.  <a name="Hardware.2C_drivers_and_troubleshooting_options" id="Hardware.2C_drivers_and_troubleshooting_options"></a><p><b><br> Hardware, drivers and troubleshooting options</b></p>
166  </li><li><b>dostartx</b>: This option will force the system to load the X.Org graphical environment at boot time. You won't have to type <code>startx</code> by hand to get it.  <ul><li><b>dodebug</b>: Enables verbose messages in linuxrc
167  </li><li><b>forcevesa</b>: Forces X.Org to work with the safe vesa driver instead of the best video driver detected for your video card. Use this option if you cannot get the graphical environment working with the default options.  </li></ul>
168  </li><li><b>forcevesa=xxx</b>: The <code>startx</code> command will load the <code>Xvesa</code> server instead of <code>Xorg</code>, and Xvesa will use the screen resolution given as parameter (eg: <code>1024x768</code>, <code>1280x1024x32</code>). The <code>forcevesa</code> option can take a parameter from SystemRescueCd-1.0.0 and more recent.  <ul><li><b>doload=xxx</b>: loads needed modules, multiple occurrences are permitted (example: <code>doload=3c59x</code>)
169  </li><li><b>all-generic-ide</b>: In case of problems related to your hard disk, try to enable this option (eg <code>rescuecd all-generic-ide</code>)  </li><li><b>noload=xxx</b>: prevents loading modules, multiple occurrences are permitted (example: <code>noload=3c59x</code>). Use this option if you have a problem when the system loads a particular module.
170  </li><li><b>acpi-off</b> / <b>noapic</b> / <b>irqpool</b>: use these options if you have any problem when the kernel boots: if it hangs on a driver or if it crashes, ...  </li><li><b>nonet</b>: this will disable the network auto detection at startup
171  </li><li><b>dodebug</b>: Enables verbose messages in the linuxrc script.  </li></ul>
172  </li><li><b>lowmem</b>: Prevents non critical things to be loaded into memory (like the sshd and nfsd services)  <ul><li><b>scandelay=x</b>: pauses x seconds during the startup to allow slow devices to initialize. This is required when you boot an USB device. A delay of only few seconds should be enough.
173  </li><li><b>skipmount=/dev/xxx</b>: The system mounts all the storage devices at boot time to find the sysrcd.dat file. You may not want it to mount a device, for instance if your hard disk is broken because it would crash the system. You can just boot with <code>skipmount=/dev/sda1 skipmount=/dev/sda2</code> if you want SystemRescueCd to ignore these two partitions. This boot option requires SystemRescueCd-1.0.1 or more recent.  </li></ul>
174  </li><li><b>nodmraid</b>: Disable dmraid, which is the program that drives RAID disks based on cheap RAID controller built-in motherboards.  <ul><li><b>doxdetect</b>: Since version 0.3.5 the auto-configuration is done in X.Org itself,  mkxf86config is disabled by default. This option forces the system to run the mkxf86config startup script and to run the hardware auto-detection from this script. Use this option if you have problems with the graphical environment configuration. This option replaces the option <code>noxdetect</code> that was useful in previous versions.
175  </li><li><b>nomdadm</b>: Disable mdadm, which is the program that drives software RAID.  </li><li><b>nodetect</b>: prevents generic hardware auto-detection. Use this option if you have problems with the hardware auto-detection.
176  </li></ul>  </li></ul>
177    <ul><li><b>dostartx</b>:   load the X.Org graphical environment.
178  <p><b><BR>Network auto-configuration and remote access</b></p>  </li><li><b>forcevesa</b>: Forces X.Org to use the safe VESA driver instead of the best video driver detected for your video card. Use this option if you cannot get the graphical environment working with the default options.
179    </li><li><b>forcevesa=xxx</b>: The <code>startx</code> command will load the <code>Xvesa</code> server instead of <code>Xorg</code>, and  use the screen resolution given as parameter (eg: <code>1024x768</code>, <code>1280x1024x32</code>).
180  <ul><li><b>dodhcp</b>: Use <code>dodhcp</code> if you have a DHCP server on your network and you want the system to get a dynamic IP address at boot time.  </li></ul>
181  </li><li><b>ethx=ipaddr/cidr</b>: Sets the static IP address of all the ethernet interfaces found on the system. The <code>/cidr</code> extension is optional. For instance, if you use option <code>ethx=192.168.0.1</code> on a machine with two ethernet adapters, both <code>eth0</code> and <code>eth1</code> will be configured with <code>192.168.0.1</code>. You can also write something like <code>ethx=10.0.0.1/24</code> (using the cidr notation) if you don't use the default netmask.  <ul><li><b>all-generic-ide</b>: In case of problems related to your hard disk, try to enable this option (eg <code>rescuecd all-generic-ide</code>)
182  </li><li><b>eth0=ipaddr/cidr</b>: This option is similar to <code>ethx=ipaddr/cidr</code> but it configures only one interface at a time. Of course, you can use <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/13/new-boot-options-for-advanced-ethernet-ip-configuration/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/13/new-boot-options-for-advanced-ethernet-ip-configuration/" rel="nofollow">the eth0=ipaddr/cidr option</a> it for all the ethernet interfaces, not just eth0. For instance if you want to configure the network on a server that has two interfaces, you can write something like this: <code>eth0=192.168.10.1/24 eth1=192.168.20.1</code>. This option requires SystemRescueCd-1.0.2 or newer.  </li><li><b>nodmraid</b>: Disable dmraid,  for some motherboards with built-in RAID controller.
183    </li><li><b>nomdadm</b>: Disable mdadm,  for software RAID.
184    </li></ul>
185    <ul><li><b>acpi-off</b> / <b>noapic</b> / <b>irqpool</b>: use these options if you have problem when the kernel boots: if it hangs on a driver or if it crashes, ...
186    </li></ul>
187    <ul><li><b>lowmem</b>: For systems with smaller memory, some daemons are not started including sshd and nfsd.
188    </li></ul>
189    <ul><li><b>skipmount=/dev/xxx</b>: The system mounts all the storage devices at boot time to find the sysrcd.dat file.  If your hard disk is broken it should be mounted. Boot with <code>skipmount=/dev/sda1 skipmount=/dev/sda2</code> to ignore these two partitions.
190    </li></ul>
191    <a name="Network_configuration_and_remote_access" id="Network_configuration_and_remote_access"></a><p><b><br> Network configuration and remote access</b></p>
192    <ul><li><b>dodhcp</b>:  to request a DHCP server provide network attributes including an IP address, gateway... .  otherwise,
193    </li><li><b>ethx=ipaddr/cidr</b>: Sets the static IP address of all the ethernet interfaces on the system. The <code>/cidr</code> extension is optional. For instance, if you use option <code>ethx=192.168.0.1</code> on a machine with two ethernet adapters, both <code>eth0</code> and <code>eth1</code> will be configured with <code>192.168.0.1</code>. You can use the format <code>ethx=10.0.0.1/24</code> (using the cidr notation) if you don't use the default netmask.
194    </li><li><b>eth0=ipaddr/cidr</b>: This option is similar to <code>ethx=ipaddr/cidr</code> but it configures only one interface at a time.  To configure the network on a server that has two interfaces, use: <code>eth0=192.168.10.1/24 eth1=192.168.20.1</code>.
195  </li><li><b>dns=ipaddr</b>: Sets the static IP address of the DNS nameserver you want to use to resolve the names. For instance <code>dns=192.168.0.254</code> means that you want to use <code>192.168.0.254</code> as the DNS server.  </li><li><b>dns=ipaddr</b>: Sets the static IP address of the DNS nameserver you want to use to resolve the names. For instance <code>dns=192.168.0.254</code> means that you want to use <code>192.168.0.254</code> as the DNS server.
196  </li><li><b>gateway=ipaddr</b>: Sets the static IP address of the default route on your network. For instance <code>gateway=192.168.0.254</code> means that the computer can connect to a computer outside of the local network via <code>192.168.0.254</code>.  </li><li><b>gateway=ipaddr</b>: Sets the static IP address of the default route on your network. For instance <code>gateway=192.168.0.254</code> means that the computer can connect to a computer outside of the local network via <code>192.168.0.254</code>.
197  </li><li><b>dhcphostname=myhost</b>: Sets the hostname that the DHCP client will send to the DHCP server. This may be required if the default hostname cannot be used with your DHCP configuration. This option has been introduced in SystemRescueCd-1.3.5.  </li><li><b>dhcphostname=myhost</b>: Sets the hostname that the DHCP client will send to the DHCP server. This may be required if the default hostname cannot be used with your DHCP configuration. This option has been introduced in SystemRescueCd-1.3.5.
198  </li><li><b>rootpass=123456</b>: Sets the root password of the system running on the livecd to <code>1234</code>. That way you can connect from the network and ssh on the livecd and give <code>123456</code> password as the root password.  </li><li><b>rootpass=123456</b>: Sets the root password of the system running on the livecd to <code>1234</code>. That way you can connect from the network and ssh on the livecd and give <code>123456</code> password as the root password.
199  </li><li><b>vncserver=x:123456</b>: The <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/12/use-systemrescuecd-remotely-with-vnc-server/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/12/use-systemrescuecd-remotely-with-vnc-server/" rel="nofollow">vncserver boot option</a> has been introduced in SystemRescueCd-1.0.2. This options forces the system to configure the VNC-server and to start it automatically at boot time. You have to replace <code>x</code> with the number of displays you want, and <code>123456</code> with your password The password must be between 5 and 8 characters, else the boot option will be ignored. In other words the <code>vncserver=2:MyPaSsWd</code> option will give you access to two displays (display=1 on tcp/5901 and display=2 on tcp/5902). Display 0 is reserved for X.Org since SystemRescueCd-1.1.0.  </li><li><b>vncserver=x:123456</b>: The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/12/use-systemrescuecd-remotely-with-vnc-server/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/04/12/use-systemrescuecd-remotely-with-vnc-server/" rel="nofollow">vncserver boot option</a> has been introduced in SystemRescueCd-1.0.2. This options forces the system to configure the VNC-server and to start it automatically at boot time. You have to replace <code>x</code> with the number of displays you want, and <code>123456</code> with your password The password must be between 5 and 8 characters, else the boot option will be ignored. In other words the <code>vncserver=2:MyPaSsWd</code> option will give you access to two displays (display=1 on tcp/5901 and display=2 on tcp/5902). Display 0 is reserved for X.Org since SystemRescueCd-1.1.0.
200  </li><li><b>nameif=xxx</b>: You can can <a href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/28/option-to-define-the-name-of-a-network-interface-using-the-mac-address/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/28/option-to-define-the-name-of-a-network-interface-using-the-mac-address/" rel="nofollow">specify what interface name to give</a> to a particular interface using the mac address. You need SystemRescueCd-1.1.0 or newer to do that. Here is how you can specify which interface is using which mac address on a machine with two network interfaces: <code>nameif=eth0!00:0C:29:57:D0:6E,eth1!00:0C:29:57:D0:64</code>. Be careful, you have to respect the separator (comma between the interfaces and exclamation marks between the name and the mac address).  </li><li><b>nameif=xxx</b>: You can can <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/28/option-to-define-the-name-of-a-network-interface-using-the-mac-address/" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/news/2008/06/28/option-to-define-the-name-of-a-network-interface-using-the-mac-address/" rel="nofollow">specify what interface name to give</a> to a particular interface using the mac address. You need SystemRescueCd-1.1.0 or newer to do that. Here is how you can specify which interface is using which mac address on a machine with two network interfaces: <code>nameif=eth0!00:0C:29:57:D0:6E,eth1!00:0C:29:57:D0:64</code>. Be careful, you have to respect the separator (comma between the interfaces and exclamation marks between the name and the mac address).
201  </li></ul>  </li></ul>
202    <a name="Network_boot_using_PXE" id="Network_boot_using_PXE"></a><p><b><br> Network boot using PXE</b></p>
203  <p><b><BR>Options provided by the autorun</b></p>  <p>SystemRescueCd provides several options for booting from the network using PXE.
204    These options can be combined with other network boot options such as <code>ethx</code> (cf previous section). See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_PXE_network_booting" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_PXE_network_booting" rel="nofollow">PXE network booting</a> to get a global overview of SystemRescueCd and PXE and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Manage_remote_windows_linux_servers_using_SystemRescueCd" class="external text" title="http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Manage_remote_windows_linux_servers_using_SystemRescueCd" rel="nofollow">Manage remote servers using PXE</a>.
205  <ul><li><b>ar_source=xxx</b>: place where the autorun are stored. It may be the root directory of a partition (<code>/dev/sda1</code>), an nfs share (<code>nfs://192.168.1.1:/path/to/scripts</code>), a samba share (<code>smb://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts</code>), or an http directory (<code><a href="http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts" class="external free" title="http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts" rel="nofollow">http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts</a></code>).  </p><p>The second stage downloads the kernel + initramfs using DHCP/TFTP.
206  </li><li><b>autoruns=[0-9]</b>: comma separated list of the autorun script that have to be run. For instance if you use <code>autoruns=0,2,7</code> then the following autorun scripts will be executed: <code>autorun0</code>, <code>autorun2</code>, <code>autorun7</code>. Use <code>autoruns=no</code> to disable all the autorun scripts with a number.  </p><p>The third stage of the PXE boot process acquires the root files system.
207    </p><p>Several protocols are available.
208    </p>
209    <ul><li><b>netboot=</b>tftp<b>://ip/path/sysrcd.dat</b>: from a TFTP server. The filesystem is loaded into memory. As a consequence computers with less than 400MB of memory won't be able to boot this way. The system will continue to work if the network is disconnected after the boot process.
210    </li><li><b>netboot=</b>http<b>://ip:port/path/sysrcd.dat</b>:  from a Web server. The file system is loaded into memory. Computers with smaller memory won't be able to boot this way. The the system continues to work if the network is disconnected after the boot process.
211    </li><li><b>netboot=</b>nfs<b>://ip:/path</b>:  mount an NFSv3 directory. The NFS url must be the path of the directory that contains <code>sysrcd.dat</code>. Only NFSv3 can be used, NFSv4 is not supported. NFS it allows computers with smaller memory to boot SystemRescueCd from the network. After the boot process, the connection is required or you will loose the access to the root file system.
212    </li><li><b>netboot=</b>nbd<b>://ip:port</b>:  connect to an NBD server  configured with <code>sysrcd.dat</code> on ip:port. NBD is easier to configure than NFS (only one TCP port involved) and it allows computers with smaller memort to boot SystemRescueCd from the network. After the boot process, the connection is required the access to the root system.
213    </li></ul>
214    <p>For information on activating <b>speakup</b>, see the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sysresccd.org/Speakup-info" title="Speakup-info">speakup info page</a>.
215    </p>
216    <a name="Options_provided_for_autorun" id="Options_provided_for_autorun"></a><p><b><br> Options provided for autorun</b></p>
217    <ul><li><b>ar_source=xxx</b>: place where the autorun are stored. It may be the root directory of a partition (<code>/dev/sda1</code>), an nfs share (<code>nfs://192.168.1.1:/path/to/scripts</code>), a samba share (<code>smb://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts</code>), or an http directory (<code><a target="_blank" href="http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts" class="external free" title="http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts" rel="nofollow">http://192.168.1.1/path/to/scripts</a></code>).
218    </li><li><b>autoruns=[0-9]</b>: comma separated list of the autorun scrip to be run. For example <code>autoruns=0,2,7</code> the autorun sc <code>autorun0</code>, <code>autorun2</code>, <code>autorun7</code> are run. Use <code>autoruns=no</code> to disable all the autorun scripts with a number.
219  </li><li><b>ar_ignorefail</b>: continue to execute the scripts chain even if a script failed (returned a non-zero status)  </li><li><b>ar_ignorefail</b>: continue to execute the scripts chain even if a script failed (returned a non-zero status)
220  </li><li><b>ar_nodel</b>: do not delete the temporary copy of the autorun scripts located in <code>/var/autorun/tmp</code> after execution  </li><li><b>ar_nodel</b>: do not delete the temporary copy of the autorun scripts located in <code>/var/autorun/tmp</code> after execution
221  </li><li><b>ar_disable</b>: completely disable autorun, the simple <code>autorun</code> script will not be executed  </li><li><b>ar_disable</b>: completely disable autorun, the simple <code>autorun</code> script will not be executed
222  </li><li><b>ar_nowait</b>: do not wait for a keypress after the autorun script have been executed.  </li><li><b>ar_nowait</b>: do not wait for a keypress after the autorun script have been executed.
223  </li></ul>  </li></ul>
224    </p>
225  </div>  </div>
226    
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246    
247  <p>The following info comes from the page titled <a href="http://www.clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/fine-print.php?path=./99_Misc/00_live-initramfs-manual.doc#00_live-initramfs-manual.doc" target="_blank">The boot parameters for Clonezilla live</a>.</p>  <p>The following info comes from the page titled <a href="http://www.clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/fine-print.php?path=./99_Misc/00_live-initramfs-manual.doc#00_live-initramfs-manual.doc" target="_blank">The boot parameters for Clonezilla live</a>.</p>
248    
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250  <div class="otherpage">Clonezilla live is based on <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/" target=_blank>Debian live</a> with clonezilla installed. Therefore there are 2 kinds of boot parameters:  <!-- Clonezilla documentation section. Please use "update-boot-params" script to update -->
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252    <div class="otherpage">Clonezilla live is based on <a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/" >Debian live</a> with clonezilla installed. Therefore there are 2 kinds of boot parameters:
253  <ol>  <ol>
254  <li>Boot parameters from live-initramfs. You can refer to this <a href="#live-initramfs">manual of live-initramfs</a>.  <li>Boot parameters from live-initramfs. You can refer to this <a href="#live-initramfs">manual of live-initramfs</a>.
255  <li>Boot parameters specially for Clonezilla. All of them are named as "ocs_*", e.g. ocs_live_run, ocs_live_extra_param, ocs_live_batch, ocs_lang.  <li>Boot parameters specially for Clonezilla. All of them are named as "ocs_*", e.g. ocs_live_run, ocs_live_extra_param, ocs_live_batch, ocs_lang.
256    <ul>    <ul>
257    <li>ocs_live_run is the main program to run in Clonezilla live to save or restore. or other command. Available program: ocs-live-general, ocs-live-restore or any command you write. Use the Absolute path in Clonezilla live.<br>    <li>ocs_live_run is the main program to run in Clonezilla live to save or restore. or other command. Available program: ocs-live-general, ocs-live-restore or any command you write. Use the Absolute path in Clonezilla live.<br>
258        e.g. ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general"        e.g. ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general"<br>
259          <font color="red">//NOTE// You might have to use "sudo" command inside your own script, or you can assign it like: ocs_live_run="sudo bash /my-clonezilla"</font><br>
260    <li>ocs_live_extra_param will be used only when ocs_live_run=ocs-live-restore (not for ocs-live-general or any other), then it will be passed to ocs-sr. Therefore these parameters are actually those of ocs-sr.<br>    <li>ocs_live_extra_param will be used only when ocs_live_run=ocs-live-restore (not for ocs-live-general or any other), then it will be passed to ocs-sr. Therefore these parameters are actually those of ocs-sr.<br>
261        e.g. ocs_live_extra_param="-b -c restoredisk sarge-r5 hda"        e.g. ocs_live_extra_param="-b -c restoredisk sarge-r5 hda"
262    <li>ocs_live_keymap is for keymap used in Clonezilla live. Man install-keymap for more details.<br>    <li>ocs_live_keymap is for keymap used in Clonezilla live. Man install-keymap for more details.<br>
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270    <li>ocs_daemonon, ocs_daemonoff, ocs_numlk, ocs_capslk.<br>    <li>ocs_daemonon, ocs_daemonoff, ocs_numlk, ocs_capslk.<br>
271  Ex. for the first 2 parameters, ocs_daemonon="ssh", then ssh service will be turned on when booting. For the last 2 parameters, use "on" or "off", e.g. ocs_numlk=on to turn on numberlock when booting.  Ex. for the first 2 parameters, ocs_daemonon="ssh", then ssh service will be turned on when booting. For the last 2 parameters, use "on" or "off", e.g. ocs_numlk=on to turn on numberlock when booting.
272    <li>ocs_prerun, ocs_prerun1, ocs_prerun2... is for you to run a shell script before Clonezilla is started. E.g. ocs_prerun="/live/image/myscript.sh". If you have more commands to run, you can assign them in the order: ocs_prerun=..., ocs_prerun1=..., ocs_prerun2=.... If more than 10 parameters, remember to use ocs_prerun01, ocs_prerun02..., ocs_prerun11 to make it in order.    <li>ocs_prerun, ocs_prerun1, ocs_prerun2... is for you to run a shell script before Clonezilla is started. E.g. ocs_prerun="/live/image/myscript.sh". If you have more commands to run, you can assign them in the order: ocs_prerun=..., ocs_prerun1=..., ocs_prerun2=.... If more than 10 parameters, remember to use ocs_prerun01, ocs_prerun02..., ocs_prerun11 to make it in order.
273    <li>ocs_live_run_tty. This option allows you to specify the tty where $ocs_live_run is run. By default $ocs_live_run is run on /dev/tty1 only. (It was also on /dev/ttyS0 before, but since Clonezilla live >= 1.2.3-22 no more this due to a problem). If you want to use ttyS0, for example, add live-getty and console=ttyS0,38400n81 in the boot parameter.    <li>ocs_live_run_tty. This option allows you to specify the tty where $ocs_live_run is run. By default $ocs_live_run is run on /dev/tty1 only. (It was also on /dev/ttyS0 before, but since Clonezilla live >= 1.2.3-22 no more this due to a problem). If you want to use ttyS0, for example, add live-getty and console=ttyS0,38400n81 in the boot parameter.<br>
274      <font color=red>//NOTE//</font><br>
275      <ul>
276      <li>This parameter was added in Clonezilla live 1.2.3-22 or later.
277      <li>If "live-getty console=$tty,38400n81" are assigned in the boot parameters, ocs_live_run_tty will honor $tty, even other value is assigned to ocs_live_run_tty in boot parameter.
278      <li>It's recommended to assign ocs_lang and ocs_live_keymap in the boot parameters too.
279      </ul>
280      <li>ip, this option allows you to specify the network parameters for network card. In Clonezilla live a patched live-initramfs is used, which is different from the original live-initramfs so that you can assign DNS server, too. Its format is: ip=ethernet port,IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS. E.g. If you want to assing eth0 with IP address 10.0.100.1, netmask 255.255.255.0, gateway 10.0.100.254, DNS server 8.8.8.8, you can assign the following in the boot parameter:<br>
281    ip=eth0,10.0.100.1,255.255.255.0,10.0.100.254,8.8.8.8<br>
282    If more than one network card, you can use ":" to separate them, e.g.:<br>
283    ip=eth0,10.0.100.1,255.255.255.0,10.0.100.254,8.8.8.8:eth1,192.168.120.1,255.255.255.0,192.168.120.254,,<br>
284    <li>Besides, "live-netdev" (yes, not ocs_live_netdev) can be used when using PXE booting, you can force to assign the network device to get filesystem.squashfs. This is useful when there are two or more NICs are linked. E.g. live-netdev="eth1" allows you to force the live-initramfs to use eth1 to fetch the root file system filesystem.squashfs.    <li>Besides, "live-netdev" (yes, not ocs_live_netdev) can be used when using PXE booting, you can force to assign the network device to get filesystem.squashfs. This is useful when there are two or more NICs are linked. E.g. live-netdev="eth1" allows you to force the live-initramfs to use eth1 to fetch the root file system filesystem.squashfs.
285  </ul>  </ul>
286  </ol>  </ol>
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376  <BR>  <BR>
377  </p>  </p>
378    
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381    <!--initramfs-Documentation-->
382    <a name="live-initramfs"></a><div class="otherpage" style="overflow: auto;"><pre>
383  live-initramfs(7)  live-initramfs(7)
384  =================  =================
385    
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408  You probably do not want to install this package onto a non-live system,  You probably do not want to install this package onto a non-live system,
409  although it will do no harm.  although it will do no harm.
410    
411  live-initramfs is a fork of link:http://packages.ubuntu.com/casper/[casper].  live-initramfs is a fork of <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/casper/" target="_blank">casper</a>.
412  casper was originally written by Tollef Fog Heen &lt;tfheen@canonical.com&gt;  casper was originally written by Tollef Fog Heen &amp;lt;tfheen@canonical.com&amp;gt;
413  and Matt Zimmerman &lt;mdz@canonical.com&gt;.  and Matt Zimmerman &amp;lt;mdz@canonical.com&amp;gt;.
414    
415  Boot options  Boot options
416  ------------  ------------
417    
418  Here is the complete list of recognized boot parameters by live-initramfs.  Here is the complete list of recognized boot parameters by live-initramfs.
419    
420   access=*ACCESS*::    access=*ACCESS*::
421    
422  Set the accessibility level for physically or visually impared users. ACCESS  Set the accessibility level for physically or visually impared users. ACCESS
423  must be one of v1, v2, v3, m1, or m2. v1=lesser visual impairment, v2=moderate  must be one of v1, v2, v3, m1, or m2. v1=lesser visual impairment, v2=moderate
424  visual impairment, v3=blindness, m1=minor motor difficulties, m2=moderate motor  visual impairment, v3=blindness, m1=minor motor difficulties, m2=moderate motor
425  difficulties.  difficulties.
426    
427   console=*TTY,SPEED*::    console=*TTY,SPEED*::
428    
429  Set the default console to be used with the "live-getty" option. Example:  Set the default console to be used with the "live-getty" option. Example:
430  "console=ttyS0,115200"  "console=ttyS0,115200"
431    
432   debug::    debug::
433    
434  Makes initramfs boot process more verbose.  Makes initramfs boot process more verbose.
435    
436   fetch=*URL*::    fetch=*URL*::
437    
438  Another form of netboot by downloading a squashfs image from a given url,  Another form of netboot by downloading a squashfs image from a given url,
439  copying to ram and booting it.  copying to ram and booting it.
440    
441   hostname=*HOSTNAME*, username=*USER*, userfullname=*USERFULLNAME*::    hostname=*HOSTNAME*, username=*USER*, userfullname=*USERFULLNAME*::
442    
443  Those parameters lets you override values read from the config file.  Those parameters lets you override values read from the config file.
444    
445   ignore_uuid    ignore_uuid
446    
447  Do not check that any UUID embedded in the initramfs matches the discovered  Do not check that any UUID embedded in the initramfs matches the discovered
448  medium. live-initramfs may be told to generate a UUID by setting  medium. live-initramfs may be told to generate a UUID by setting
449  LIVE_GENERATE_UUID=1 when building the initramfs.  LIVE_GENERATE_UUID=1 when building the initramfs.
450    
451   integrity-check::    integrity-check::
452    
453  If specified, an MD5 sum is calculated on the live media during boot and  If specified, an MD5 sum is calculated on the live media during boot and
454  compared to the value found in md5sum.txt found in the root directory of the  compared to the value found in md5sum.txt found in the root directory of the
455  live media.  live media.
456    
457   ip=**[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]    ip=**[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:
458      [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]***::       [DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:
459         [DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]***::
460    
461  Let you specify the name(s) and the options of the interface(s) that should be  Let you specify the name(s) and the options of the interface(s) that should be
462  configured at boot time. Do not specify this if you want to use dhcp (default).  configured at boot time. Do not specify this if you want to use dhcp (default).
463  It will be changed in a future release to mimick official kernel boot param  It will be changed in a future release to mimick official kernel boot param
464  specification (e.g. ip=10.0.0.1::10.0.0.254:255.255.255.0::eth0,:::::eth1:dhcp).  specification (e.g. ip=10.0.0.1::10.0.0.254:255.255.255.0::eth0,:::::eth1:dhcp).
465    
466   ip[=**frommedia**]::    ip[=**frommedia**]::
467    
468  If this variable is set, dhcp and static configuration are just skipped and the  If this variable is set, dhcp and static configuration are just skipped and the
469  system will use the (must be) media-preconfigured /etc/network/interfaces  system will use the (must be) media-preconfigured /etc/network/interfaces
470  instead.  instead.
471    
472   {keyb|kbd-chooser/method}=**KEYBOARD**, {klayout|console-setup/layoutcode}=**LAYOUT**,    {keyb|kbd-chooser/method}=**KEYBOARD**, {klayout|console-setup/layoutcode}=**LAYOUT**,
473      {kvariant|console-setup/variantcode}=**VARIANT**,      {kvariant|console-setup/variantcode}=**VARIANT**, {kmodel|console-setup/modelcode}=
474      {kmodel|console-setup/modelcode}=**CODE**, koptions=**OPTIONS**::      **CODE**, koptions=**OPTIONS**::
475    
476  Configure the running keyboard as specified, if this one misses live-initramfs  Configure the running keyboard as specified, if this one misses live-initramfs
477  behaves as if "keyb=us" was specified. It will be interfered from "locale=" if  behaves as if "keyb=us" was specified. It will be interfered from "locale=" if
478  locale is only 2 lowecase letters as a special case. You could also specify  locale is only 2 lowecase letters as a special case. You could also specify
479  console layout, variant, code, and options (no defaults).  console layout, variant, code, and options (no defaults).
480    
481   live-getty::    live-getty::
482    
483  This changes the auto-login on virtual terminals to use the (experimental)  This changes the auto-login on virtual terminals to use the (experimental)
484  live-getty code. With this option set the standard kernel argument "console=" is  live-getty code. With this option set the standard kernel argument "console=" is
485  parsed and if a serial console is specified then live-getty is used to autologin  parsed and if a serial console is specified then live-getty is used to autologin
486  on the serial console.  on the serial console.
487    
488   {live-media|bootfrom}=**DEVICE**::    {live-media|bootfrom}=**DEVICE**::
489    
490  If you specify one of this two equivalent forms, live-initramfs will first try  If you specify one of this two equivalent forms, live-initramfs will first try
491  to find this device for the "/live" directory where the read-only root  to find this device for the "/live" directory where the read-only root
492  filesystem should reside. If it did not find something usable, the normal scan  filesystem should reside. If it did not find something usable, the normal scan
493  for block devices is performed.  for block devices is performed.
494    
495   {live-media-encryption|encryption}=**TYPE**::    {live-media-encryption|encryption}=**TYPE**::
496    
497  live-initramfs will mount the encrypted rootfs TYPE, asking the passphrase,  live-initramfs will mount the encrypted rootfs TYPE, asking the passphrase,
498  useful to build paranoid live systems :-). TYPE supported so far are "aes" for  useful to build paranoid live systems :-). TYPE supported so far are "aes" for
499  loop-aes encryption type.  loop-aes encryption type.
500    
501   live-media-offset=**BYTES**::    live-media-offset=**BYTES**::
502    
503  This way you could tell live-initramfs that your image starts at offset BYTES in  This way you could tell live-initramfs that your image starts at offset BYTES in
504  the above specified or autodiscovered device, this could be useful to hide the  the above specified or autodiscovered device, this could be useful to hide the
505  Debian Live iso or image inside another iso or image, to create "clean" images.  Debian Live iso or image inside another iso or image, to create "clean" images.
506    
507   live-media-path=**PATH**::    live-media-path=**PATH**::
508    
509  Sets the path to the live filesystem on the medium. By default, it is set to  Sets the path to the live filesystem on the medium. By default, it is set to
510  '/live' and you should not change that unless you have customized your media  '/live' and you should not change that unless you have customized your media
511  accordingly.  accordingly.
512    
513   live-media-timeout=**SECONDS**::    live-media-timeout=**SECONDS**::
514    
515  Set the timeout in seconds for the device specified by "live-media=" to become  Set the timeout in seconds for the device specified by "live-media=" to become
516  ready before giving up.  ready before giving up.
517    
518   {locale|debian-installer/locale}=**LOCALE**::    {locale|debian-installer/locale}=**LOCALE**::
519    
520  Configure the running locale as specified, if not present the live-media rootfs  Configure the running locale as specified, if not present the live-media rootfs
521  configured locale will be used and if also this one misses live-initramfs behave  configured locale will be used and if also this one misses live-initramfs behave
# Line 482  case if also "keyb=" is unspecified is s Line 525  case if also "keyb=" is unspecified is s
525  (keyb=us). Beside that facility, only UTF8 locales are supported by  (keyb=us). Beside that facility, only UTF8 locales are supported by
526  live-initramfs.  live-initramfs.
527    
528   module=**NAME**::    module=**NAME**::
529    
530  Instead of using the default optional file "filesystem.module" (see below)  Instead of using the default optional file "filesystem.module" (see below)
531  another file could be specified without the extension ".module"; it should be  another file could be specified without the extension ".module"; it should be
532  placed on "/live" directory of the live medium.  placed on "/live" directory of the live medium.
533    
534   netboot[=**nfs**|**cifs**]::    netboot[=**nfs**|**cifs**]::
535    
536  This tells live-initramfs to perform a network mount. The parameter "nfsroot="  This tells live-initramfs to perform a network mount. The parameter "nfsroot="
537  (with optional "nfsopts="), should specify where is the location of the root  (with optional "nfsopts="), should specify where is the location of the root
538  filesystem.  With no args, will try cifs first, and if it fails nfs.  filesystem.  With no args, will try cifs first, and if it fails nfs.
539    
540   nfsopts=::    nfsopts=::
541    
542  This lets you specify custom nfs options.  This lets you specify custom nfs options.
543    
544   noautologin::    noautologin::
545    
546  This parameter disables the automatic terminal login only, not touching gdk/kdm.  This parameter disables the automatic terminal login only, not touching gdk/kdm.
547    
548   noxautologin::    noxautologin::
549    
550  This parameter disables the automatic login of gdm/kdm only, not touching  This parameter disables the automatic login of gdm/kdm only, not touching
551  terminals.  terminals.
552    
553   nofastboot::    nofastboot::
554    
555  This parameter disables the default disabling of filesystem checks in  This parameter disables the default disabling of filesystem checks in
556  /etc/fstab. If you have static filesystems on your harddisk and you want them to  /etc/fstab. If you have static filesystems on your harddisk and you want them to
557  be checked at boot time, use this parameter, otherwise they are skipped.  be checked at boot time, use this parameter, otherwise they are skipped.
558    
559   nopersistent::    nopersistent::
560    
561  disables the "persistent" feature, useful if the bootloader (like syslinux) has  disables the "persistent" feature, useful if the bootloader (like syslinux) has
562  been installed with persistent enabled.  been installed with persistent enabled.
563    
564   noprompt    noprompt
565    
566  Do not prompt to eject the CD on reboot.  Do not prompt to eject the CD on reboot.
567    
568   nosudo::    nosudo::
569    
570  This parameter disables the automatic configuration of sudo.  This parameter disables the automatic configuration of sudo.
571    
572   swapon::    swapon::
573    
574  This parameter enables usage of local swap partitions.  This parameter enables usage of local swap partitions.
575    
576   nouser::    nouser::
577    
578  This parameter disables the creation of the default user completely.  This parameter disables the creation of the default user completely.
579    
580   noxautoconfig::    noxautoconfig::
581    
582  This parameter disables Xorg auto-reconfiguration at boot time. This is valuable  This parameter disables Xorg auto-reconfiguration at boot time. This is valuable
583  if you either do the detection on your own, or, if you want to ship a custom,  if you either do the detection on your own, or, if you want to ship a custom,
584  premade xorg.conf in your live system.  premade xorg.conf in your live system.
585    
586   persistent[=nofiles]::    persistent[=nofiles]::
587    
588  live-initramfs will look for persistent and snapshot partitions or files labeled  live-initramfs will look for persistent and snapshot partitions or files labeled
589  "live-rw", "home-rw", and files called "live-sn*", "home-sn*" and will try to,  "live-rw", "home-rw", and files called "live-sn*", "home-sn*" and will try to,
# Line 551  informations. If "nofiles" is specified, Line 594  informations. If "nofiles" is specified,
594  will be searched; no filesystems will be traversed looking for archives or image  will be searched; no filesystems will be traversed looking for archives or image
595  files. This results in shorter boot times.  files. This results in shorter boot times.
596    
597   {preseed/file|file}=**FILE**::    {preseed/file|file}=**FILE**::
598    
599  A path to a file present on the rootfs could be used to preseed debconf  A path to a file present on the rootfs could be used to preseed debconf
600  database.  database.
601    
602   package/question=**VALUE**::    package/question=**VALUE**::
603    
604  All debian installed packages could be preseeded from command-line that way,  All debian installed packages could be preseeded from command-line that way,
605  beware of blanks spaces, they will interfere with parsing, use a preseed file in  beware of blanks spaces, they will interfere with parsing, use a preseed file in
606  this case.  this case.
607    
608   quickreboot::    quickreboot::
609    
610  This option causes live-initramfs to reboot without attempting to eject the  This option causes live-initramfs to reboot without attempting to eject the
611  media and without asking the user to remove the boot media.  media and without asking the user to remove the boot media.
612    
613   showmounts::    showmounts::
614    
615  This parameter will make live-initramfs to show on "/" the ro filesystems  This parameter will make live-initramfs to show on "/" the ro filesystems
616  (mostly compressed) on "/live". This is not enabled by default because could  (mostly compressed) on "/live". This is not enabled by default because could
617  lead to problems by applications like "mono" which store binary paths on  lead to problems by applications like "mono" which store binary paths on
618  installation.  installation.
619    
620   textonly    textonly
621    
622  Start up to text-mode shell prompts, disabling the graphical user interface.  Start up to text-mode shell prompts, disabling the graphical user interface.
623    
624   timezone=**TIMEZONE**::    timezone=**TIMEZONE**::
625    
626  By default, timezone is set to UTC. Using the timezone parameter, you can set it  By default, timezone is set to UTC. Using the timezone parameter, you can set it
627  to your local zone, e.g. Europe/Zurich.  to your local zone, e.g. Europe/Zurich.
628    
629   todisk=**DEVICE**::    todisk=**DEVICE**::
630    
631  Adding this parameter, live-initramfs will try to copy the entire read-only  Adding this parameter, live-initramfs will try to copy the entire read-only
632  media to the specified device before mounting the root filesystem. It probably  media to the specified device before mounting the root filesystem. It probably
# Line 591  needs a lot of free space. Subsequent bo Line 634  needs a lot of free space. Subsequent bo
634  specify the "live-media=DEVICE" boot parameter with the same DEVICE used this  specify the "live-media=DEVICE" boot parameter with the same DEVICE used this
635  time.  time.
636    
637   toram::    toram::
638    
639  Adding this parameter, live-initramfs will try to copy the whole read-only media  Adding this parameter, live-initramfs will try to copy the whole read-only media
640  to the computer's RAM before mounting the root filesystem. This could need a lot  to the computer's RAM before mounting the root filesystem. This could need a lot
641  of ram, according to the space used by the read-only media.  of ram, according to the space used by the read-only media.
642    
643   union=**aufs**|**unionfs**::    union=**aufs**|**unionfs**::
644    
645  By default, live-initramfs uses aufs. With this parameter, you can switch to  By default, live-initramfs uses aufs. With this parameter, you can switch to
646  unionfs.  unionfs.
647    
648   utc=**yes**|**no**::    utc=**yes**|**no**::
649    
650  By default, Debian systems do assume that the hardware clock is set to UTC. You  By default, Debian systems do assume that the hardware clock is set to UTC. You
651  can change or explicitly set it with this parameter.  can change or explicitly set it with this parameter.
652    
653   xdebconf::    xdebconf::
654    
655  Uses xdebconfigurator, if present on the rootfs, to configure X instead of the  Uses xdebconfigurator, if present on the rootfs, to configure X instead of the
656  standard procedure (experimental).  standard procedure (experimental).
657    
658   xvideomode=**RESOLUTION**::    xvideomode=**RESOLUTION**::
659    
660  Doesn't do xorg autodetection, but enforces a given resolution.  Doesn't do xorg autodetection, but enforces a given resolution.
661    
662  Files  Files
663  -----  -----
664    
665   /etc/live.conf    /etc/live.conf
666    
667  Some variables can be configured via this config file (inside the live system).  Some variables can be configured via this config file (inside the live system).
668    
669    /live/filesystem.module     /live/filesystem.module
670    
671  This optional file (inside the live media) contains a list of white-space or  This optional file (inside the live media) contains a list of white-space or
672  carriage-return-separated file names corresponding to disk images in the "/live"  carriage-return-separated file names corresponding to disk images in the "/live"
# Line 633  in this file will be the "lowest" point Line 676  in this file will be the "lowest" point
676  this list will be on the "top" of the aufs, directly below /cow.  Without  this list will be on the "top" of the aufs, directly below /cow.  Without
677  this file, any images in the "/live" directory are loaded in alphanumeric order.  this file, any images in the "/live" directory are loaded in alphanumeric order.
678    
679  /etc/live-persistence.binds   /etc/live-persistence.binds
680    
681  This optional file (which resides in the rootfs system, not in the live media)  This optional file (which resides in the rootfs system, not in the live media)
682  is used as a list of directories which not need be persistent: ie. their  is used as a list of directories which not need be persistent: ie. their
# Line 655  Bugs Line 698  Bugs
698  ----  ----
699    
700  Report bugs against live-initramfs  Report bugs against live-initramfs
701  link:http://packages.qa.debian.org/live-initramfs[http://packages.qa.debian.org/live-initramfs].  <a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/live-initramfs" target="_blank">http://packages.qa.debian.org/live-initramfs</a>.
702    
703  Homepage  Homepage
704  --------  --------
705    
706  More information about the Debian Live project can be found at  More information about the Debian Live project can be found at
707  link:http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/[http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/] and  <a href="http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/" target="_blank">http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/</a> and
708  link:http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/[http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/].  <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/" target="_blank">http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/</a>.
709    
710  Authors  Authors
711  -------  -------
712    
713  live-initramfs is maintained by Daniel Baumann &lt;daniel@debian.org&gt;  live-initramfs is maintained by Daniel Baumann &amp;lt;daniel@debian.org&amp;gt;
714  for the Debian project.  for the Debian project.
715    
716  live-initramfs is a fork of link:http://packages.ubuntu.com/casper/[casper].  live-initramfs is a fork of <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/casper/" target="_blank">casper</a>.
717  casper was originally written by Tollef Fog Heen &lt;tfheen@canonical.com&gt;  casper was originally written by Tollef Fog Heen &amp;lt;tfheen@canonical.com&amp;gt;
718  and Matt Zimmerman &lt;mdz@canonical.com&gt;.</pre>  and Matt Zimmerman &amp;lt;mdz@canonical.com&amp;gt;.
719    </pre>
720  </div>  </div>
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