X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=templates%2FGRML%2Fgrml-cheatcodes.txt;h=dff83a938ba955e3cb23f72dde645d1582cdbfa1;hp=2a5bd20360a22e7b49679e541510ba755c23209e;hb=6eb8f42286b79c62e848fc8bdaaee5f01a93d7e3;hpb=faf4469199a8482f3f07ed189619041de240b4a1 diff --git a/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt b/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt index 2a5bd20..dff83a9 100644 --- a/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt +++ b/templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt @@ -1,130 +1,171 @@ CHEATCODES AND HINTS FOR GRML ============================================================================== -These options work from the (isolinux/grub) bootprompt of grml based (live) systems. +Isolinux bootprompt options: +---------------------------- -The following kernel options are available (do NOT use them as 'grml $OPTION', -use them as '$OPTION'!): +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 +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] +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 -failsafe Boot with (almost) no HW-detection 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 mgetty +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) -qemu Boot with special options for use in Qemu -vmware Boot with special options for use in VMware + +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 +* https://manpages.debian.org/live-boot-doc/live-boot.7.en.html +* https://manpages.debian.org/initramfs-tools-core/initramfs-tools.8.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 the them are available on all the grml flavours. +Notice: not all of them are available on all the Grml flavours. 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 -grml tz=Europe/Vienna Use this timezone for TZ -grml keyboard=us xkeyboard=us Use different keyboard layout (text-console/X) -grml setkeycodes Set some special function keys for MS/HP keyboards +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 Execute "grml.sh" and extract config.tbz from a partition: +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 partconf=/dev/hda2 Copy files specified in /etc/grml/partconf from /dev/hda2 +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 +grml persistence Enable persistency feature, more details available at http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=persistency -grml home=/dev/hda2 Mount specified partition as grml homedir -grml home=/dev/sda1/grml.img Mount loopback file as /home/grml -grml home=scan Automatic search for grml homedir (using file grml.img) -grml hostname=... Set hostname +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 + (/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 /usr/share/doc/grml-saveconfig/grml-config.html -for more information regarding the configuration framework of grml. +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: ------------------------ -grml2ram Copy grml's squashfs file to RAM and run from there 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 +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 /mnt/sda1/' + running 'rsync -a --progress /lib/live/mount/medium/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_2009.05.iso Look for the specified ISO file on all disks where it usually +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=....). [Available since grml 2009.05] -grml live-media-path=live Sets the path to the live filesystem on the medium - By default, it is set to /live + 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: --------------------------- -debug Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, most verbose -grml debug Get shells during process of booting, using GNU screen, verbose +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 user grml and start ssh-server grml startup=script Start $script instead of grml-quickconfig on startup grml nosyslog Do not start syslog daemon grml nogpm Disable GPM daemon grml noconsolefont Disable setting of console font (using consolechars) grml noblank Disable console blanking -grml tsplash Text based bootsplash grml noquick Disable grml-quickconfig startup script -grml small Do not start that many consoles grml wondershaper=eth0,1000,500 Set up basic traffic shaping grml services={postfix,mysql,...} Start service(s) which have an init-script (/etc/init.d/) grml welcome Welcome message via soundoutput @@ -136,37 +177,43 @@ grml distcc=$NETWORK,$INTERFACE Activate distcc-daemon to listen on specifie 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.] Accessibility related settings: ------------------------------- -grml blind Start Braille-Terminal (no X) -grml hwspeak Probe all available speakup hardware modules -grml swspeak Prepare system for use with software synthesizer through speakup - Run 'swspeak' after booting up to activate sound output -grml swspeak=espeak Use espeakup (if available) as connector to speakup - Run 'swspeak' after booting up to activate sound output -grml swspeak=speechd Use speech-dispatcher / speechd-up (if available) as connector to speakup - Run 'swspeak' after booting up to activate sound output grml brltty=type,port,table Parameters for Braille device (e.g.: brltty=al,/dev/ttyS0,text.de.tbl) -grml speakup.synth=... Use speakup kernel module with given hardware type - Usage example: speakup.synth=apollo + 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 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,agp,apm,cpu,dhcp} Skip parts of HW-detection (1) +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 915resolution=... Start resolution modify tool for Intel graphic chipset - usage: $MODE,$XRESO,$YRESO 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 @@ -175,67 +222,49 @@ 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 nousb2 Disable initialization of USB 2.x controller(s) -grml nousb Disable initialization of USB in booting sequence 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 dma Enable DMA accelleration for ALL IDE-Drives -grml nodma ide=nodma Disable DMA accelleration for ALL IDE-Drives -grml vga=normal [video=ofonly] No-framebuffer mode (does not influence X) -grml vga=ask [video=ofonly] Display menu for framebuffer mode +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: ------------------------------ -Caution: do *not* use the grml2hd and/or debian2hd bootoption if you do not know what you are doing! +Caution: do *NOT* use the debian2hd bootoption if you do not know what you are doing! Install plain Debian via debian2hd bootoption (which runs grml-debootstrap in non-interactive mode): debian2hd ... whereas valid options for debian2hd are: - target= target partition/directory of the new Debian system, e.g.: target=/dev/hda1 - grub= where to install grub to? Use grub syntax for specifying, e.g.: grub=hd0 - groot= specify root device for usage in grub (use grub syntax), e.g.: groot=hd0,0 + 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=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/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/hda1 grub=hd0 groot=hd0,0 mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/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. -Install grml via grml2hd bootoption (which runs grml2hd in non-interactive mode): - -grml2hd ... whereas valid options for grml2hd are: - - user= user name for user which should be used at hd-install - filesystem={ext2|ext3|reiserfs|reiser4|jfs|xfs} filesystem to be used - mbr=/dev/... partition where MBR should be installed (default:=partition) - partition=/dev/... partition where grml should be installed - - Usage example for booting: - grml2hd partition=/dev/hda4 mbr=/dev/hda filesystem=ext3 user=mika - - Passwords of user root and user are "grml" - please adjust after hd-install! - - See http://grml.org/grml2hd/ for more information. - Additional notes: ----------------- -*) Try "grml pci=irqmask=0x0e98" if (you have a notebook and) your -PS/2 mouse doesn't work. (Possibly caused by a BIOS-flaw on your board, -BIOS updates can help.) Sometimes, switching to the text console with -Control-Alt-F1 and back to the X-screen with Control-Alt-F7 solves the -problem without rebooting, since the X server reinitializes the mouse -driver during that procedure. - -*) If your grml-CD makes strange noises during boot, or you see frequent +*) If your Grml-CD makes strange noises during boot, or you see frequent errors like "squashfs: read error", or programs are crashing randomly, then your CD image is probably defective or incomplete, your CD-burner created a defective CD due to wrong writing speed or bad media or your @@ -248,7 +277,7 @@ error if you have DMA enabled. Also, please read the grml-FAQ. *) In case of a failing hardware autodetection, try booting with any of the "no-" options as shown in the table above, like in - grml noagp noapm noapic acpi=off nodma + 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 @@ -273,12 +302,10 @@ 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 xlock/vlock or any other screensaver -that requires a password. There are no default passwords on grml, -i.e. all accounts are LOCKED unless you explicitly set a password. -See also README.txt about this issue. -Hint: If you accidentially started a screensaver switch to one of the -textconsoles by Control-Alt-F1 and kill the screensaver (or just set a -password for the grml user). Take a look at the script grml-lock. +*) 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 +password. # EOF