1 Boot Parameters for Debian Live
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4 Updated for live-initramfs 1.96.1-1 on 2007-07-30.
6 These options (can be combined) work from the bootloader prompt:
11 live hostname=HOSTNAME
13 live userfullname=USERFULLNAME
15 live ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]*
17 live {keyb|kbd-chooser/method}=KEYBOARD
18 live {klayout|console-setup/layoutcode}=LAYOUT
19 live {kvariant|console-setup/variantcode}=VARIANT
20 live {kmodel|console-setup/modelcode}=CODE
23 live {live-media|bootfrom}=DEVICE
24 live {live-media-encryption|encryption}=TYPE
25 live live-media-offset=BYTES
26 live live-media-path=PATH
27 live live-media-timeout=SECONDS
28 live {locale|debian-installer/locale}=LOCALE
30 live netboot[=nfs|cifs]
39 live {preseed/file|file}=FILE
40 live package/question=VALUE
43 live timezone=TIMEZONE
46 live union=unionfs|aufs
49 live xvideomode=RESOLUTION
51 Values for the vga kernel parameter:
53 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
54 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
55 4 bits | ? ? 0x302 ? ? ? ?
56 8 bits | 0x300 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x161 0x307 0x31C
57 15 bits | ? 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x162 0x319 0x31D
58 16 bits | ? 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x163 0x31A 0x31E
59 24 bits | ? 0x312 0x315 0x318 ? 0x31B 0x31F
60 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 0x164 ?
62 Colours 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
63 --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
64 4 bits | ? ? 770 ? ? ? ?
65 8 bits | 768 769 771 773 353 775 796
66 15 bits | ? 784 787 790 354 793 797
67 16 bits | ? 758 788 791 355 794 798
68 24 bits | ? 786 789 792 ? 795 799
69 32 bits | ? ? ? ? 356 ?