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Press F2 to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses.
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Press F3 to select a profile. Your system will be started using the
configuration saved in this profile.
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from -- load from a source different to the boot device
passwd -- set root's password
copy2ram -- copy all files to RAM
load -- load/noload optional modules
autoexec -- execute specified command(s)
from=/dev/hda1/fwlive.iso
from=path/to/fwlive.iso
from=/dev/hda1
from=path/to/fwlive/
To load FWLive data from a source different to the boot device.
... The first example will search for slax.iso, only on hda1
... The second example will search for 'path/to/fwlive.iso' on all devices.
The first device containing the path/file is used.
... The third example expects that the contents of the ISO is copied to hda1
... The fourth example searches through all disks after a directory 'path/to/fwlive', expecting an unpacked ISO there.
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passwd=somepass
passwd=ask
... set root's password to "somepass",
or ask (with =ask) for a new password during the boot
before starting (don't worry, the new password won't appear on the login screen).
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toram
copy2ram
... copy all files (all required and optional modules) to RAM.
You need at least 320MB of RAM to do this and boot FWLive properly.
This will slow down the boot phase but will speed up FWLive!
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load=module
... load optional modules from the /optional/ directory of the CD.
You can use the full filename (module.lzm) but you can omit the extension.
noload=module
noload=module[1];module[n]
...disable loading of the specified modules.
This affects all modules found on the FWLive CD, including /base and /modules,
so using noload=kde will disable loading of all modules containing 'kde' in the name.
It is useful together with the "copy2ram" parameter, because unused modules are not copied to RAM.
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autoexec=...
autoexec=xstart
... Execute specified command(s) instead of FWLive login.
In this example, skip login prompt and start Xorg system automatically.
Use semicolon (;) as command separator.
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