fb800x600 Use fixed framebuffer graphics and X resolution (3)
Most useful
grml noeject Do NOT eject CD after halt grml noprompt
grml tohd=/dev/hda1 Copy CD to HD partition and run from there grml fromhd Skip checking for grml on CD-ROM grml fromhd=/dev/hda1 Boot from previously copied CD-Image
grml bootfrom=/dev/hda1/GRML.iso Access image, boot from ISO-Image.
grml welcome welcome message via soundoutput
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Main bootparams
| option | description |
|---|---|
| grml | USe default settings (same as just pressing return) |
| memtest | Run Memtest86+ instead of Linux |
| expert [options…] | Interactive setup for experts |
| fb1280x1024 | Use fixed framebuffer graphics and X resolution (1) |
| fb1024x768 | Use fixed framebuffer graphics and X resolution (2) |
| fb800x600 | Use fixed framebuffer graphics and X resolution (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 boot sequence in /var/log/bootchart.tgz |
| forensic | Do not touch any harddisks during hardware recognition |
| serial | Activate ttyS0 and start mgetty |
Configuration settings
| option | description |
|---|---|
| grml myconfig=/dev/fd0 | Execute "grml.sh" and extract config.tbz from a partition: |
| /dev/fd0 for floppy disk | |
| /dev/sda1 for USB-stick/first SCSI-device | |
| 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 |
| 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 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 toram | Copy CD to RAM and run from there |
| grml tohd=/dev/hda1 | Copy CD to HD partition and run from there |
| grml fromhd | Skip checking for grml on CD-ROM |
| grml fromhd=/dev/hda1 | Boot from previously copied CD-Image |
| grml bootfrom=/dev/hda1 | Access Image then boot from previously |
| copied CD-Image | |
| grml bootfrom=/dev/hda1/GRML.iso | Access image, boot from ISO-Image. |
| grml grml_dir=GRML | Directory to search for on the CD. |
| grml grml_name=GRML | SquashFS-File to search for on the CD. |
| grml hostname=… | set hostname |
| grml debnet | search through local partitions for file /etc/network/interfaces, |
| copy /etc/network to local system and restart networking then |
Service related settings
| option | description |
|---|---|
| grml nosyslog | Do not start syslog-ng |
| grml nogpm | Disable GPM daemon |
| 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 |
| grml noeject | Do NOT eject CD after halt |
| grml noprompt | Do NOT prompt to remove the CD |
| 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=3.3 gpp=3.3 | 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) |
Hardware related settings
| option | description |
|---|---|
| grml scandelay[=seconds] | delay accessing ISO-device (useful for usb/firewire) |
| 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{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 | Completely disable loading of specified module via |
| blacklisting through /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 $number |
| grml pnpbios=off | No PnP Bios initialization |
| grml acpi=off | Disable ACPI Bios completely |
| grml nousb2 | Disable initialization of USB 2.x controller(s) |
| grml nousb | Disable initialization of USB in booting sequence |
| grml nofirewire | Disable initialization of firewire devices in booting sequence |
| grml pci=irqmask=0x0e98 | Try this, if PS/2 mouse doesn't work *) |
| grml pci=bios | Workaround for bad PCI controllers |
| grml ide2=0x180 nopcmcia | Boot from PCMCIA-CD-ROM (some notebooks) |
| grml mem=128M | Specify Memory size in MByte |
| grml dma | Enable DMA accelleration for ALL IDE-Drives |
| grml nodma | Disable DMA accelleration for ALL IDE-Drives |
| grml vga=normal [video=ofonly] | No-framebuffer mode (does not influence X) |
| grml vga=ask [video=ofonly] | Display menu for framebuffer mode |
Regional settings
grml lang=at|de|cn|da|es|fr|it Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE) + keyboard grml lang=nl|pl|ru|sk|tr|tw|us Specify language ($LANG, $LC_ALL, $LANGUAGE) + keyboard grml gmt Use GMT-based time grml tz=Europe/Vienna Use this timezone for TZ grml keyboard=us xkeyboard=us Use different keyboard (text-console/X) grml setkeycodes Set some special function keys for MS/HP keyboards
Debugging related settings
debug get shells during process of booting grml nocolor disable colorized output while booting grml log log error messages while booting and grml testcd Check CD data integrity and md5sums
documented on: 2006.07.06
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Main bootparams
grml default expert interactive setup (expert modus) fb1280x1024, fb1024x768 or fb800x600 use framebuffer mode (e.g. notebooks) nofb disable framebuffer mode hd / hd1 / hd2 / hd3 boot from local (primary/secondary/...) harddisk floppy boot from local floppydisk
Bootoptions
| option | description |
|---|---|
| grml lang=tw,us | set keyboard/language |
| grml gmt tz=Europe/Vienna | use GMT-based time and specified timezone for TZ |
| grml ssh=password | set password for user grml and start ssh-server |
| grml services=name | start specified service(s) [/etc/init.d/name start] |
| grml scsi=module | load specific module (necessary if autodetection for SCSI fails) |
| grml scsi=probe | autoprobe scsi-modules |
| grml myconfig=/dev/fd0 | load configuration from specified device |
| grml home=/dev/sda1 | use specified device as home directory |
| grml testcd | check CD data integrity and md5sums |
| grml toram | copy CD to RAM and run from there |
| grml black=modulename | add specified module to blacklist of hotplug |
| grml noagent={input,isapnp,net,pci,usb} | disable specific hotplug agent |
| grml no{pcmcia,swap,apm,apic,acpi,scsi} | disable specified feature |
| grml video=normal vga=ask | disable / prompt menu for framebuffer |
documented on: 2006.07.06
