1 Boot Parameters for Debian Live
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4 Updated for live-initramfs 1.99.3-1 on 2007-09-17.
6 These options (can be combined) work from the bootloader prompt:
12 live hostname=HOSTNAME
14 live userfullname=USERFULLNAME
16 live ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]*
18 live {keyb|kbd-chooser/method}=KEYBOARD
19 live {klayout|console-setup/layoutcode}=LAYOUT
20 live {kvariant|console-setup/variantcode}=VARIANT
21 live {kmodel|console-setup/modelcode}=CODE
24 live {live-media|bootfrom}=DEVICE
25 live {live-media-encryption|encryption}=TYPE
26 live live-media-offset=BYTES
27 live live-media-path=PATH
28 live live-media-timeout=SECONDS
29 live {locale|debian-installer/locale}=LOCALE
31 live netboot[=nfs|cifs]
42 live {preseed/file|file}=FILE
43 live package/question=VALUE
46 live timezone=TIMEZONE
49 live union=unionfs|aufs
52 live xvideomode=RESOLUTION
54 Values for the vga kernel parameter:
56 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
57 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
58 4 bits | ? ? 0x302 ? ? ? ?
59 8 bits | 0x300 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307 0x31C
60 15 bits | ? 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319 0x31D
61 16 bits | ? 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A 0x31E
62 24 bits | ? 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B 0x31F
63 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 0x164 ?
65 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
66 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
67 4 bits | ? ? 770 ? ? ? ?
68 8 bits | 768 769 771 773 353 775 796
69 15 bits | ? 784 787 790 354 793 797
70 16 bits | ? 758 788 791 355 794 798
71 24 bits | ? 786 789 792 ? 795 799
72 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 356 ?