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authorJohn P. Davis <zhen@gentoo.org>2004-03-04 23:29:45 +0000
committerJohn P. Davis <zhen@gentoo.org>2004-03-04 23:29:45 +0000
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+Gentoo Linux 2004.0 LiveCD boot options - [F1 to display available kernels]
+
+Many kernel profiles exist on a livecd. Please hit F1
+to see the available kernels on this livecd. Please note that
+the -nofb counterparts to each kernel disable the framebuffer
+and bootsplash.
+
+Options available to pass to your kernel of choice.
+- agpgart loads agpgart (use if you have graphic problems,lockups)
+- doscsi scan for scsi devices (breaks some ethernet cards)
+- nodetect causes hwsetup/kudzu and hotplug not to run
+- dofirewire modprobes firewire modules in initrd (for firewire cdroms,etc)
+- nousb disables usb module load from initrd, disables hotplug
+- nodhcp dhcp does not automatically start if nic detected
+- doataraid loads ide raid modules from initrd
+- dopcmcia starts pcmcia service
+- noapm disables apm module load
+- noraid disables loading of evms modules
+- nohotplug disables loading hotplug service
+- ide=nodma Force disabling of dma for malfunctioning ide devices
+- cdcache Cache the entire runtime portion of cd in ram, allows you
+ to umount /mnt/cdrom to mount another cdrom.
+- noraid disables autoloading of evms modules
+- dokeymap enable keymap selection for non-us keyboard layouts
+- noapic disable apic (try if having hardware problems ,nics,scsi,etc)