Also allowing to use the removable keyword for specifying a live media.

[live-boot-grml.git] / manpages / live-initramfs.en.7.txt

diff --git a/manpages/live-initramfs.en.7.txt b/manpages/live-initramfs.en.7.txt
index de8a67c..d6a7d21 100644 (file)
--- a/manpages/live-initramfs.en.7.txt
+++ b/manpages/live-initramfs.en.7.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ Makes initramfs boot process more verbose.
   fetch=*URL*::
 
 Another form of netboot by downloading a squashfs image from a given url,
   fetch=*URL*::
 
 Another form of netboot by downloading a squashfs image from a given url,

-copying to ram and booting it.
+copying to ram and booting it. Due to current limitations in busyboxs wget
+and DNS resolution, an URL can not contain a hostname but an IP only.
+
+Not working: http://example.com/path/to/your_filesystem.squashfs
+Working: http://1.2.3.4/path/to/your_filesystem.squashfs
+
+Also note that therefore it's currently not possible to fetch an image from a
+namebased virtualhost of an httpd if it is sharing the ip with the main httpd
+instance.

 
   hostname=*HOSTNAME*, username=*USER*, userfullname=*USERFULLNAME*::
 
 
   hostname=*HOSTNAME*, username=*USER*, userfullname=*USERFULLNAME*::
 


@@ -106,6 +114,10 @@ to find this device for the "/live" directory where the read-only root
 filesystem should reside. If it did not find something usable, the normal scan
 for block devices is performed.
 
 filesystem should reside. If it did not find something usable, the normal scan
 for block devices is performed.
 

+Instead of specifing an actual device name, the keyword 'removable' can be used
+to limit the search of acceptable live media to removable type only. Note that
+cdrom devices are not removable, but e.g. usb mass storage is.
+

   {live-media-encryption|encryption}=**TYPE**::
 
 live-initramfs will mount the encrypted rootfs TYPE, asking the passphrase,
   {live-media-encryption|encryption}=**TYPE**::
 
 live-initramfs will mount the encrypted rootfs TYPE, asking the passphrase,


@@ -208,6 +220,12 @@ informations. If "nofiles" is specified, only filesystems with matching labels
 will be searched; no filesystems will be traversed looking for archives or image
 files. This results in shorter boot times.
 
 will be searched; no filesystems will be traversed looking for archives or image
 files. This results in shorter boot times.
 

+  persistent-path=PATH
+
+live-initramfs will look for persistency files in the root directory of a partition,
+with this parameter, the path can be configured so that you can have multiple
+directories on the same partition to store persistency files.
+

   {preseed/file|file}=**FILE**::
 
 A path to a file present on the rootfs could be used to preseed debconf
   {preseed/file|file}=**FILE**::
 
 A path to a file present on the rootfs could be used to preseed debconf


@@ -231,6 +249,11 @@ This parameter will make live-initramfs to show on "/" the ro filesystems
 lead to problems by applications like "mono" which store binary paths on
 installation.
 
 lead to problems by applications like "mono" which store binary paths on
 installation.
 

+  silent
+
+If you boot with the normal quiet parameter, live-initramfs hides most messages
+of its own. When adding silent, it hides all.
+

   textonly
 
 Start up to text-mode shell prompts, disabling the graphical user interface.
   textonly
 
 Start up to text-mode shell prompts, disabling the graphical user interface.