MCNLive bootcodes == 9-4-2006
LiveCD bootcodes: These codes allow you to override the LiveCD defaults to
modify the boot process for your specific needs. The codes can be used on
their own (as specified) on the syslinux (initial) boot command-line or can
be combined to specify more than one listed option, eg.
livecd noxauto xdrv=vesa xres=1280x800 keyb=be
The following codes are available as of 9 april 2006:
livecd debug
Prints usefull information (for developers) from the various scripts while loading the LiveCD.
livecd fstab='opts'
Override the default generation of the fstab. Valid options, combined with "," are
the following: auto or noauto and ro or rw.
livecd keyb='mapping'
Use a different keyboard layout mapping from the one the LiveCD was built with.
Example: livecd keyb=de_nodeadkeys
livecd nonetwork
Don't probe/detect network cards
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Don't probe/detect PCMCIA devices
livecd nosound
Don't probe/detect sound cards
livecd noscsi
Disable the probing of SCSI devices at boot.
Do not use this option when booting from a
SCSI device since the boot will fail.
livecd nousb
Disable the probing of USB devices at boot.
Do not use this option when booting from a
USB device since the boot will fail.
livecd noxauto
Don't use autoconfig X. User can specify
xdrv, xbpp, xres .If the user-specified settings will
not work for the current card, allow fallback to a safe detection default.
livecd unionfs=no
Don't use unionfs copy-on-write (COW) file
overlay mounts, even if available on the LiveCD.
This option overrides unionfs support, resorting
to the normal file operation. (Slower, more memory required, but safer)
livecd noxauto xbpp='depth'
Specify the bitdepth for X. 'depth' can be one of 8, 15, 16, 24 or 32.
livecd noxauto xdrv='driver'
Override the default driver chosen for your video card with 'driver'.
Example: livecd noxauto xdrv=vesa
livecd noxauto xram='videoram'
Use 'videoram' (KB) instead of the probed video card RAM
livecd noxauto xres='res'
Specify the resolution for X. 'res' can be one of 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1400, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050
livecd copy2ram
Copy everything into RAM, frees the CD-Drive/USB-device. You need at least 512 MB RAM to use it!
Besides the above mentioned bootcodes, the isolinux will accept all the normal kernel boot codes i.e.
vga=xxx for the framebuffer resolution, splash=verbose|silent to turn on or off the splash screen,
acpi=off noapic nolapic parameters, init 3
Single function bootcodes are boot codes which don't need the livecd in front:
safeboot
Boots the livecd with almost no detection. Equivalent to boot with:
livecd acpi=off vga=normal keyb=us noapic nolapic noscsi nopcmcia nomce unionfs=no