X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=templates%2FGRML%2Fgrml-cheatcodes.txt;h=1f7080e20c733ad092b47f38dd90fd06369d1544;hp=7590e90f8f80d1adaf940bc0ce3eec5c395bbdcc;hb=HEAD;hpb=950ef7ae57fce8dea86b13544242b0249cec257a diff --git a/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt b/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt index 7590e90..3dd33bf 100644 --- a/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt +++ b/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt @@ -1,35 +1,33 @@ CHEATCODES AND HINTS FOR GRML ============================================================================== -These options work from the (isolinux/grub) bootprompt of Grml based (live) systems. - -The following kernel options are available (do NOT use them as 'grml $OPTION', -use them as '$OPTION'!): - -grml Use default settings (same as just pressing return) -grml2ram Copy Grml's squashfs file to RAM and - run from there (compare with 'grml toram') -memtest Run Memtest86+ instead of Linux -fb1280x1024 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (1) -fb1024x768 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (2) [notice: Grml's default] -fb800x600 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (3) -nofb Disable framebuffer -floppy Boot from floppydisk -hd / hd1 / hd2 / hd3 Boot from (local) primary / secondary /... harddisk -debug Get shells during process of booting for debugging -bootchart Create chart of booting sequence in /var/log/bootchart.tgz -forensic Do not touch any harddisks during hardware recognition -serial Activate ttyS0 and start a getty -grub Boot Grub bootloader (special all-in-one-image) -dos Boot FreeDOS -bsd Boot MirOS BSD -hdt Boot Hardware Detection Tool (from syslinux project) +Isolinux bootprompt options: +---------------------------- + +These options work from the isolinux bootprompt of Grml based (live) systems. +(Do NOT use them as 'grml $OPTION', use them as '$OPTION'!): + +grml Use default settings (same as just pressing return) +grml2ram Copy Grml's squashfs file to RAM and + run from there (compare with 'grml toram') +memtest Run Memtest86+ instead of Linux +fb1280x1024 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (1) +fb1024x768 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (2) [notice: Grml's default] +fb800x600 Use fixed framebuffer graphics (3) +nofb Disable framebuffer +floppy Boot from floppydisk +hd / hd1 / hd2 / hd3 Boot from (local) primary / secondary /... harddisk +debug Get shells during process of booting for debugging +forensic Do not touch any harddisks during hardware recognition +serial Activate ttyS0 and start a getty +grub Boot Grub bootloader (special all-in-one-image) +dos Boot FreeDOS +hdt Boot Hardware Detection Tool (from syslinux project) Further documentation regarding the boot process can be found at: -* http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=blob_plain;f=manpages/live-initramfs.en.7.txt;hb=HEAD -* http://git.grml.org/?p=live-boot-grml.git;a=blob;f=manpages/en/live-boot.7;hb=HEAD -* http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=blob_plain;f=initramfs-tools.8;hb=HEAD -* http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +* https://manpages.debian.org/live-boot-doc/live-boot.7.en.html +* https://manpages.debian.org/initramfs-tools-core/initramfs-tools.7.en.html +* https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html The following boot options can be combined. Notice: not all of them are available on all the Grml flavours. @@ -37,203 +35,212 @@ For example the X window system is not part of grml-small. Regional settings: ------------------ -grml lang=at|de|cn|da|es|fr|it Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE - utf8) + keyboard -grml lang=nl|pl|ru|sk|tr|tw|us Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE - utf8) + keyboard -grml lang=$LANG-iso Activate $LANG (use like in lines above) with iso-mode instead of utf8 -grml gmt Use GMT-based time (UTC=yes) -grml utc Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC=yes) -grml localtime Use local time (UTC=no) -grml tz=Europe/Vienna Use specified timezone for TZ -grml keyboard=us xkeyboard=us Use different keyboard layout (text-console/X) +grml lang=at|de|cn|da|es|fr|it Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE - utf8) + keyboard +grml lang=nl|pl|ru|sk|tr|tw|us Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE - utf8) + keyboard +grml utc Hardware Clock is set to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +grml localtime Hardware Clock is set to local time (LOCAL), this is the default +grml tz=Europe/Vienna Use specified timezone for TZ, defaults to TZ=UTC +grml keyboard=us Use different keyboard layout Configuration settings: ----------------------- -grml myconfig=/dev/fd0 Set the DCS dir (debs, config, scripts) to the root of this device - DCS dir defaults to the live image or a device labeled GRMLCFG - If a file /config.tbz exists, it is extracted from there. - /dev/fd0 for floppy disk - /dev/sda1 for USB-stick/first SCSI-device -grml autoconfig=SOMELABEL Set the DCS dir to the root of the device labeled with SOMELABEL. - If undefined search for a device labeled with GRMLCFG. -grml netconfig=server/config.tbz Download file and extract configuration archive -grml netscript=server/file Download and execute file -grml partconf=/dev/sda2 Copy files specified in /etc/grml/partconf from /dev/sda2 - to booting grml system -grml file=foobar.tbz Use specified file as name for configuration archive - instead of the default one (config.tbz) -grml extract=/etc Extract only /etc from configuration archive, - use it in combination with myconfig or netconfig -grml persistent Enable persistency feature, more details available at - http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=persistency -grml hostname=... Set hostname to given argument -grml hostname Set a random hostname - [Note: only available with releases newer than 2010.04] -grml nonetworking Do not create/overwrite /etc/network/interface during startup -grml distri=... Set distribution name to given argument. If a jpg file named like the - given distri name can be found in directory desktop on the ISO - (/cdrom/desktop/"$DISTRI") it will be taken as wallpaper for grml -grml debnet Search through local partitions for file /etc/network/interfaces, - copy /etc/network to local system and restart networking then -grml dns=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 Set DNS resolvers during boot and for live system. -grml ip=... Standard Linux kernel ip= boot option. Arguments: - clientip:nfsserverip:gwip:netmask:hostname:device:autoconf - Valid values for autoconf: off, on, dhcp, bootp, rarp, both. - Almost everything is optional. Most common form: ip=dhcp -grml mypath=... Add specified option into $PATH of Zsh - For example when using "grml mypath=/foobar" then /foobar - will be added to the end of $PATH inside Zsh -grml debs Install all Debian packages from the "debs" directory of your DCS - directory (see myconfig=, typically the root of your ISO image). -grml debs=path-name-wildcard Install Debian packages from DCS directory (see myconfig=, - typically the root of your ISO image). If path does not contain a - "/" the package(s) will be installed from directory "debs" of the - DCS directory instead. The "path-name-wildcard" can contain - wildcards (e.g. debs=rat* will install a packages starting with "rat" - from directory debs/). -grml scripts=path-name Execute script (defaulting to grml.sh) inside DCS dir. Path names - allowed. If path-name points to a directory, all scripts found in - the directory are executed. -grml config=path-name Unpack archive that path-name points to -grml noautoconfig Disable searching for device labeled GRMLCFG -grml nobeep Disable welcome chime, sounded before grml-quickconfig starts. +grml myconfig=/dev/fd0 Set the DCS dir (debs, config, scripts) to the root of this device + DCS dir defaults to the live image or a device labeled GRMLCFG + If a file /config.tbz exists, it is extracted from there. + /dev/fd0 for floppy disk + /dev/sda1 for USB-stick/first SCSI-device +grml autoconfig=SOMELABEL Set the DCS dir to the root of the device labeled with SOMELABEL. + If undefined search for a device labeled with GRMLCFG. +grml netconfig=server/config.tbz Download file and extract configuration archive +grml netscript=server/file Download and execute file +grml partconf=/dev/sda2 Copy files specified in /etc/grml/partconf from /dev/sda2 + to booting grml system +grml file=foobar.tbz Use specified file as name for configuration archive + instead of the default one (config.tbz) +grml extract=/etc Extract only /etc from configuration archive, + use it in combination with myconfig or netconfig +grml persistence Enable persistency feature, more details available at + http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=persistency +grml hostname=... Set hostname to given argument +grml hostname Set a random hostname + [Note: only available with releases newer than 2010.04] +grml nonetworking Do not create/overwrite /etc/network/interface during startup +grml distri=... Set distribution name to given argument. If a jpg file named like the + given distri name can be found in directory desktop on the ISO + (/cdrom/desktop/"$DISTRI") it will be taken as wallpaper for grml +grml debnet Search through local partitions for file /etc/network/interfaces, + copy /etc/network to local system and restart networking then +grml dns=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 Set DNS resolvers during boot and for live system. +grml ip=... Standard Linux kernel ip= boot option. Arguments: + clientip:nfsserverip:gwip:netmask:hostname:device:autoconf + Valid values for autoconf: off, on, dhcp, bootp, rarp, both. + Almost everything is optional. Most common form: ip=dhcp +grml mypath=... Add specified option into $PATH of Zsh + For example when using "grml mypath=/foobar" then /foobar + will be added to the end of $PATH inside Zsh +grml debs Install all Debian packages from the "debs" directory of your DCS + directory (see myconfig=, typically the root of your ISO image). +grml debs=path-name-wildcard Install Debian packages from DCS directory (see myconfig=, + typically the root of your ISO image). If path does not contain a + "/" the package(s) will be installed from directory "debs" of the + DCS directory instead. The "path-name-wildcard" can contain + wildcards (e.g. debs=rat* will install a packages starting with "rat" + from directory debs/). +grml scripts=path-name Execute script (defaulting to grml.sh) inside DCS dir. Path names + allowed. If path-name points to a directory, all scripts found in + the directory are executed. +grml config=path-name Unpack archive that path-name points to +grml noautoconfig Disable searching for device labeled GRMLCFG +grml nobeep Disable welcome chime, sounded before grml-quickconfig starts. Notice: Take a look at http://grml.org/config/ and 'man 1 grml-autoconfig' for more information regarding the configuration framework of Grml. Booting related options: ------------------------ -grml toram Copy the whole CD/medium to RAM and run from there -grml toram=filename.squashfs Copy the specified file to RAM and run from there - Usage example: grml toram=grml-medium.squashfs - Notice: grml2ram is an alias for this option which - corresponds with the grml flavour settings by default -grml tohd=/dev/sda1 Copy Grml's squashfs file to harddisk partition for later - use via "grml bootfrom=/dev/sda1" -grml bootfrom=/dev/sda1 Use the squashfs file from directory 'live' of the specified device - Setup can be done booting 'grml tohd=/dev/sda1' or - running 'rsync -a --progress /live/image/live /media/sda1/' -grml bootfrom=removable Restrict search for the live media to removable type only. -grml bootfrom=removable-usb Restrict search for the live media to usb mass storage only. -grml isofrom=/dev/sda1/grml.iso Use specified ISO image for booting - Useful when booting as a rescue system from harddisk - just boot - the according grml kernel and initrd using the bootoptions - "boot=live isofrom=/dev/sda1/grml.iso" - Notice: "fromiso" does the same as "isofrom", it's just there - to prevent any typing errors -grml findiso=/grml_2010.12.iso Look for the specified ISO file on all disks where it usually - looks for the .squashfs file (so you don't have to know the device name - as in isofrom=....). -grml fetch=$IP/filename.squashfs Download a squashfs image from a given url, copying to ram and booting it. - [Note: releases before 2011.05 didn't support DNS but IP only.] -grml live-media-path=live Sets the path to the live filesystem on the medium - By default, it is set to /live -grml nostats Don't send any information to the Grml project at startup. - Parameters sent are Grml version, if the cpu supports 64bit, - anonymized boot parameters and boot source (remote or local). - [Note: only available since release 2011.12] -grml module=grml Instead of using the default "$name.module" another file can - be specified without the extension ".module"; it should be placed - on "/live" directory of the live medium - Useful for Multiboot USB pen, see - http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=tips#multiboot_usb_pen -grml bootid=mybootid Use specified argument as identifier for the ISO. - mybootid is specified in /conf/bootid.txt on the ISO. - [Note: only available since release 2010.04] -grml ignore_bootid Disable bootid verification. - [Note: only available since release 2010.04] +grml toram Copy the whole CD/medium to RAM and run from there +grml toram=filename.squashfs Copy the specified file to RAM and run from there + Usage example: grml toram=grml-medium.squashfs + Notice: grml2ram is an alias for this option which + corresponds with the grml flavour settings by default +grml bootfrom=/dev/sda1 Use the squashfs file from directory 'live' of the specified device + Setup can be done by executing: + rsync -a --progress /run/live/medium/live /media/sda1/ + NOTE: you can can also use bootfrom=/dev/disk/by-label/yourlabel + (adjust yourlabel as needed), which should prevent choosing the + wrong block device (e.g. if more than one disk is present). +grml bootfrom=removable Restrict search for the live media to removable type only. +grml bootfrom=removable-usb Restrict search for the live media to usb mass storage only. +grml isofrom=[fs:][/device]/grml.iso Use specified ISO image for booting. + Useful when booting as a rescue system from a different device. + If you want to load the image from a device different from the root device + specified through the bootloader, prefix its device path to the path, like + in "/dev/sda1/grml.iso". + Internally, the initrd will mount the given device, automatically detecting + the file system. + If needed, prefix the file system separated with a colon character to + override the automatic detection, like in "reiserfs:/dev/sda1/grml.iso". + As an example, boot the according grml kernel and initrd using the + bootoptions "boot=live isofrom=btrfs:/dev/vda40/path/to/grml.iso" + NOTE: "fromiso" does the same as "isofrom", it's just there + to prevent any typing errors + NOTE: you can can also use isofrom=/dev/disk/by-label/yourlabel + (adjust yourlabel as needed), which should prevent choosing the + wrong block device (e.g. if more than one disk is present). +grml findiso=/grml_2010.12.iso Look for the specified ISO file on all disks where it usually + looks for the .squashfs file (so you don't have to know the device name + as in isofrom=....). +grml fetch=$IP/filename.squashfs Download a squashfs image from a given url, copying to ram and booting it. + [Note: releases before 2011.05 didn't support DNS but IP only.] +grml live-media-path=/live/grml... Sets the path to the live filesystem on the medium + By default, it is set to /live/$GRML_FLAVOUR/ (where $GRML_FLAVOUR + is corresponding to grml64-full, grml32-full, grml64-small,... + [Note: this option is mandatory since release 2011.12] +grml module=grml Instead of using the default "$name.module" another file can + be specified without the extension ".module"; it should be placed + on "/live" directory of the live medium + Useful for Multiboot USB pen, see + http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=tips#multiboot_usb_pen +grml bootid=mybootid Use specified argument as identifier for the ISO. + mybootid is specified in /conf/bootid.txt on the ISO. + [Note: only available since release 2010.04] +grml ignore_bootid Disable bootid verification. + [Note: only available since release 2010.04] Debugging related settings: --------------------------- -grml debug Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, be verbose -grml debug=1 Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, be verbose and - display shell code being executed in initramfs. -grml debug=noscreen Get shells during process of booting, verbose, but without using GNU screen -grml nocolor Disable colorized output while booting -grml log Log error messages while booting to /tmp/grml.log.`date +%Y%m%d`" - and /var/log/boot -grml testcd Check CD data integrity and md5sums +grml debug Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, be verbose +grml debug=1 Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, be verbose and + display shell code being executed in initramfs. +grml debug=noscreen Get shells during process of booting, verbose, but without using GNU screen +grml nocolor Disable colorized output while booting + Also set SYSTEMD_COLORS=0 to disable colors in systemd output +grml log Log error messages while booting to /tmp/grml.log.`date +%Y%m%d`" + and /var/log/boot +grml testcd Check CD data integrity and md5sums + +Security / login related settings: +---------------------------------- + +grml ssh=password Set password for root & grml user and start ssh-server +grml passwd=... Set password for root & grml user +grml encpasswd=.... Set specified hash as password for root & grml user, use e.g. + 'mkpasswd -H md5' to generate such a hash (available in Grml >=2013.09) Service related settings: ------------------------- -grml ssh=password Set password for root & grml user and start ssh-server -grml startup=script Start $script instead of grml-quickconfig on startup -grml nosyslog Do not start syslog daemon -grml nogpm Disable GPM daemon -grml noconsolefont Disable setting of console font (using consolechars) -grml noblank Disable console blanking -grml noquick Disable grml-quickconfig startup script -grml wondershaper=eth0,1000,500 Set up basic traffic shaping -grml services={postfix,mysql,...} Start service(s) which have an init-script (/etc/init.d/) -grml welcome Welcome message via soundoutput -grml noeject Do NOT eject CD after halt/reboot -grml noprompt Do NOT prompt to remove the CD when halting/rebooting the system -grml distcc=$NETWORK,$INTERFACE Activate distcc-daemon to listen on specified network - and interface, usage example: - distcc=192.168.0.1/24,eth0 -grml gcc=3.4 gpp=3.4 Link /usr/bin/gcc, /usr/bin/cpp and /usr/bin/c++ to specified version -grml startx{=windowmanager} Start X window system automatically - Default window manager (if not provided): wm-ng (wrapper around fluxbox) -grml nostartx If using startx as default bootoption the nostartx *disables* automatic - startup of X again. (This bootoption is relevant for grml based derivatives - which decide to enable startx by default only, plain grml does not use - automatic startup of X by default.) -grml vnc=password Start VNC server with startup of X.org and sets the password to the specified - one. To automatically start the VNC server use the startx bootoption. - [Note: Grml 2011.12+ doesn't include a VNC server.] -grml vnc_connect=host[:port] Connect to a listening VNC client ("vncviewer -listen" reverse connection). - Can be used to connect from devices behind firewalls as connection is - initiated from the VNC server instead of the VNC client. Has to be - combined with the vnc bootoption. - [Note: Grml 2011.12+ doesn't include a VNC client.] +grml startup=script Start $script instead of grml-quickconfig on startup +grml nosyslog Do not start syslog daemon +grml nogpm Disable GPM daemon +grml noconsolefont Disable setting of console font (using consolechars) +grml noblank Disable console blanking +grml noquick Disable grml-quickconfig startup script +grml wondershaper=eth0,1000,500 Set up basic traffic shaping +grml services={postfix,mysql,...} Start service(s) which have an init-script (/etc/init.d/) +grml welcome Welcome message via soundoutput +grml noeject Do NOT eject CD after halt/reboot +grml noprompt Do NOT prompt to remove the CD when halting/rebooting the system +grml startx{=windowmanager} Start X window system automatically + Default window manager (if not provided): wm-ng (wrapper around fluxbox) +grml nostartx If using startx as default bootoption the nostartx *disables* automatic + startup of X again. (This bootoption is relevant for grml based derivatives + which decide to enable startx by default only, plain grml does not use + automatic startup of X by default.) +grml vnc=password Start VNC server with startup of X.org and sets the password to the specified + one. To automatically start the VNC server use the startx bootoption. + [Note: Grml 2011.12+ doesn't include a VNC server.] +grml vnc_connect=host[:port] Connect to a listening VNC client ("vncviewer -listen" reverse connection). + Can be used to connect from devices behind firewalls as connection is + initiated from the VNC server instead of the VNC client. Has to be + combined with the vnc bootoption. + [Note: Grml 2011.12+ doesn't include a VNC client.] +grml getfile.retries=$NUM Retry the download of the files specified in the netconfig=... + + netscript=... options up to $NUM times + Accessibility related settings: --------------------------------- -grml brltty=type,port,table Parameters for Braille device (e.g.: brltty=al,/dev/ttyS0,text.de.tbl) - See http://mielke.cc/brltty/guidelines.html for documentation. +------------------------------- +grml brltty=type,port,table Parameters for Braille device (e.g.: brltty=al,/dev/ttyS0,text.de.tbl) + See http://mielke.cc/brltty/guidelines.html for documentation. Hardware related settings: -------------------------- -grml swap Activate present/detected swap partitions -grml noswraid Disable scanning for software raid arrays (creates /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf) -grml swraid Enable automatic assembling of software raid arrays -grml nodmraid Do not enable present dmraid devices. -grml dmraid=on Automatically enable any present dmraid devices. -grml dmraid=off Actively try to stop any present dmraid devices. -grml nolvm Disable scanning for Logical Volumes (LVM) -grml lvm Automatically activate Logival Volumes (LVM) during boot -grml readonly Make sure all harddisk devices (/dev/hd* /dev/sd*) are forced to read-only mode -grml ethdevice=... Use specified network device for network boot instead of default (eth0) -grml ethdevice-timeout=... Use specified network configuration timeout instead of default (15sec) -grml xmodule=ati|fbdev|i810|mga Use specified X.org-Module (1) -grml xmodule=nv|radeon|savage|s3 Use specified X.org-Module (2) -grml xmodule=radeon|svga|i810 Use specified X.org-Module (3) -grml no{acpi,agp,cpu,dhcp} Skip parts of HW-detection (1) -grml no{dma,fstab,modem} Skip parts of HW-detection (2) -grml no{pcmcia,scsi,swap,usb} Skip parts of HW-detection (3) -grml blacklist=modulename[,module2] Completely disable loading of specified module(s) via - blacklisting through udev's /etc/modprobe.d/grml -grml fwtimeout=50 Set firmware timeout via /sys/class/firmware/timeout to specified value -grml nosound Mute sound devices (notice: this does not deactivate loading of sound drivers!) -grml vol=number Set mixer volumes to level $number -grml micvol=number Set mixer volume of microphone to level $number (default: 0) -grml pnpbios=off No PnP Bios initialization -grml acpi=off Disable ACPI Bios completely -grml nofirewire Disable initialization of firewire devices in booting sequence -grml pci=irqmask=0x0e98 Try this, if PS/2 mouse doesn't work *) -grml pci=bios Workaround for bad PCI controllers -grml ide2=0x180 nopcmcia Boot from PCMCIA-CD-ROM (some notebooks) -grml mem=128M Specify Memory size in MByte -grml libata.force=[ID:]VAL Force configurations for libata. - Usage example: grml libata.force=1:pio4 - to force pio4 mode on device "ata1:00:" -grml libata.dma=0 Disable DMA on PATA and SATA devices -grml libata.ignore_hpa=1 Disable host protected area (which should enable the whole disk) -grml vga=normal No-framebuffer mode (does not influence X) -grml vga=ask Display menu for framebuffer mode -grml radeon.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Radeon driver. -grml i915.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Intel driver. -grml nouveau.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Nouveau driver. +grml swap Activate present/detected swap partitions +grml noswraid Disable scanning for software raid arrays (creates /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf) +grml swraid Enable automatic assembling of software raid arrays +grml nodmraid Do not enable present dmraid devices (deprecated as of releases in 2024) +grml dmraid=on Automatically enable any present dmraid devices (deprecated as of releases in 2024) +grml dmraid=off Actively try to stop any present dmraid devices (deprecated as of releases in 2024) +grml nolvm Disable scanning for Logical Volumes (LVM) +grml lvm Automatically activate Logival Volumes (LVM) during boot +grml read-only Make sure all harddisk devices (/dev/hd* /dev/sd*) are forced to read-only mode +grml ethdevice=... Use specified network device for network boot instead of default (eth0) +grml ethdevice-timeout=... Use specified network configuration timeout instead of default (15sec) +grml xmodule=ati|fbdev|i810|mga Use specified X.org-Module (1) +grml xmodule=nv|radeon|savage|s3 Use specified X.org-Module (2) +grml xmodule=radeon|svga|i810 Use specified X.org-Module (3) +grml no{acpi,cpu,dhcp,fstab,swap} Skip parts of HW-detection +grml blacklist=modulename[,module2] Completely disable loading of specified module(s) via + blacklisting through udev's /etc/modprobe.d/grml +grml nosound Mute sound devices (notice: this does not deactivate loading of sound drivers!) +grml vol=number Set mixer volumes to level $number +grml micvol=number Set mixer volume of microphone to level $number (default: 0) +grml acpi=off Disable ACPI Bios completely +grml pci=irqmask=0x0e98 Try this, if PS/2 mouse doesn't work *) +grml pci=bios Workaround for bad PCI controllers +grml libata.force=[ID:]VAL Force configurations for libata. + Usage example: grml libata.force=1:pio4 + to force pio4 mode on device "ata1:00:" +grml libata.dma=0 Disable DMA on PATA and SATA devices +grml libata.ignore_hpa=1 Disable host protected area (which should enable the whole disk) +grml vga=normal No-framebuffer mode (does not influence X) +grml vga=ask Display menu for framebuffer mode +grml radeon.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Radeon driver. +grml i915.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Intel driver. +grml nouveau.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Nouveau driver. +grml cirrus.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Cirrus driver. +grml mgag200.modeset=0 nomodeset Disable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for MGAG200 driver. Installation related settings: ------------------------------ @@ -242,17 +249,17 @@ Caution: do *NOT* use the debian2hd bootoption if you do not know what you are d Install plain Debian via debian2hd bootoption (which runs grml-debootstrap in non-interactive mode): -debian2hd ... whereas valid options for debian2hd are: +debian2hd ... whereas valid options for debian2hd are: target= target partition/directory of the new Debian system, e.g.: target=/dev/sda1 grub= where to install grub to, e.g.: grub=/dev/sda release= specify release of new Debian system (default is stable), e.g.: release=sid - mirror= specify mirror for apt-get/aptitude, e,g.: mirror=http://cdn.debian.net/debian + mirror= specify mirror for apt-get/aptitude, e,g.: mirror=http://ftp.debian.org/debian password= set passwort of user root without prompting for it, e.g.: password=AiTh5ahn Usage example for automatic installation: - debian2hd target=/dev/sda1 grub=/dev/sda mirror=http://cdn.debian.net/debian password=foobar + debian2hd target=/dev/sda1 grub=/dev/sda mirror=http://ftp.debian.org/debian password=foobar See http://grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ for more information. @@ -275,12 +282,6 @@ the "no-" options as shown in the table above, like in grml noagp noapic acpi=off nodma to skip some critical parts of the autodetection system. -*) Some boards (especially those with E-ISA slots) apparently don't pass -the proper memory size to the linux-kernel. It may cause the message -"Panic: cannot mount root file system" and the system hangs. Use "grml -mem=128M" to solve that problem if your system has 128MByte memory for -example (caution: you MUST use a capital "M" here). - *) The "myconfig=/dev/partition" option allows you to reconfigure the system after autoconfiguration by running a bourne shell script called "grml.sh" and/or extracting configuration files from a file named @@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ as option to mkisofs. Otherwise your CD won't be bootable. The directory live, containing the squashfs compressed filesystem file, must be located in the top level directory of the CD. -*) Caution: screensavers: Don't start vlock or any other screensaver +*) Caution: screensavers: Don't start physlock or any other screensaver that requires a password manually. There are no default passwords on the live system - all accounts are LOCKED by default for security reasons. Instead just invoke the script grml-lock which prompts for setting a