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Diffstat (limited to 'syslinux')
-rw-r--r-- | syslinux/f2.txt | 42 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | syslinux/f3.txt | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | syslinux/f4.txt | 22 |
3 files changed, 67 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/syslinux/f2.txt b/syslinux/f2.txt index bf4ee9a..ca2d9b4 100644 --- a/syslinux/f2.txt +++ b/syslinux/f2.txt @@ -1,27 +1,31 @@ +== Tweaks for the boot commandline == +=== Desktop Environment === +0|1|2|3|4|5|6|S|s|single => Select a runlevel to start with. + The default is 4 for graphical login. + +kbd=fr xkb=ch,fr => Example of custom X keyboard layout. + +livepw="somestring" => Change the password for user "live". +locale=nl_NL kbd=nl tz=Europe/Amsterdam => Example of language, + keyboard and/or timezone customization. + +rootpw="somestring" => Change the password for user "root". +=== Custom software === +load=nvidia => Load and configure Nvidia drivers if available + in the ISO. + +load=mod1[,mod2[...]] => Load one or more squashfs modules + from the directory: "/liveslack/optional". + By default none of these modules is loaded on boot. +noload=mod1[,mod2[...]] => Prevent loading of one or more + squashfs modules from the directory "/liveslack/addons". + By default all these modules are loaded on boot. - - - - -+ Customization Help +- - -To boot with default values just press ENTER. -Customizations of the Live environment: -boot: live lang=nl_NL kbd=nl tz=Europe/Amsterdam - "Specify language, keyboard and/or timezone" -boot: live nop "No persistence, i.e. boot the virgin installation" -boot: live nomodeset "Boot with kernel mode setting for graphics - -- needed with some machines." -boot: live load=nvidia "Load and configure binary Nvidia drivers" -boot: live rootdelay=10 - "Add 10 second delay to allow proper USB initialization" -boot: live swap "Activate swap partitions if found on the computer" - -To check your system memory with memtest86+, use 'memtest': -boot: memtest +== [F1]: Home [F3]: Media tweaks [F4]: Hardware/troubleshooting == diff --git a/syslinux/f3.txt b/syslinux/f3.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..774e5c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/syslinux/f3.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +== Tweaks for the boot commandline == + +To boot with default values just press ENTER. + +=== Media customization === + +livemedia=/dev/sdX => Tell the init script which partition + contains the Slackware Live OS you want to boot. This can + become necessary if you have another copy of Slackware Live + installed in another partition. + +livemain=directoryname => Use this if you copied the content + of the ISO to a different directory than "liveslak". + +nop => No persistence, i.e. boot the virgin installation in + case your "persistence" directory got corrupted. + +persistence=directoryname => Use this if you want to use + a different directory than "persistence" for storing + persistent data. + +== [F1]: Home [F2]: Desktop setup [F4]: Hardware/troubleshooting == diff --git a/syslinux/f4.txt b/syslinux/f4.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d27e29 --- /dev/null +++ b/syslinux/f4.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +== Tweaks for the boot commandline == + +=== Hardware related === + +nomodeset => Boot without kernel mode setting, needed with + some machines. + +rootdelay=10 => Add 10 second delay to give the kernel more + time to initialize USB. Try this if booting fails. + +swap => Allow the Live OS to activate all swap partitions on + on the local hardware. By default, none is touched. + +=== Troubleshooting === + +debug => During init, pause at specifiuc locations while as- + sembling the overlay filesystem and show mount information. + +rescue => After initialization, you will be dropped in a + rescue shell to perform lowlevel maintenance. + +== [F1]: Home [F2]: Desktop setup [F3]: Media tweaks == |