1 Boot Parameters for Debian Live
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4 Updated for live-initramfs 1.156.1-1 on 2009-02-08.
6 These options (can be combined) work from the bootloader prompt:
13 live ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]*
15 live iscsi=target-ip[,target-port];target-name
16 live {live-media|bootfrom}=DEVICE
17 live {live-media-encryption|encryption}=TYPE
18 live live-media-offset=BYTES
19 live live-media-path=PATH
20 live live-media-timeout=SECONDS
22 live netboot[=nfs|cifs]
27 live persistent[=nofiles]
28 live persistent-path=PATH
29 live {preseed/file|file}=FILE
30 live package/question=VALUE
35 live union=aufs|unionfs
37 Values for the vga kernel parameter:
39 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
40 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
41 4 bits | ? ? 0x302 ? ? ? ?
42 8 bits | 0x300 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307 0x31C
43 15 bits | ? 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319 0x31D
44 16 bits | ? 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A 0x31E
45 24 bits | ? 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B 0x31F
46 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 0x164 ?
48 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
49 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
50 4 bits | ? ? 770 ? ? ? ?
51 8 bits | 768 769 771 773 353 775 796
52 15 bits | ? 784 787 790 354 793 797
53 16 bits | ? 758 788 791 355 794 798
54 24 bits | ? 786 789 792 ? 795 799
55 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 356 ?