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@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ # $Id$ 07 Jun 2011; Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org> doc/genkernel.8.txt: + Document most undocumented boot parameters (bug #370369) + + 07 Jun 2011; Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org> doc/genkernel.8.txt: Docs: Fix mixup of boot parameters real_init= and init_opts= 04 Jun 2011; Sebastian Pipping <sping@gentoo.org> genkernel.conf, diff --git a/doc/genkernel.8.txt b/doc/genkernel.8.txt index 73f96971..fac87abc 100644 --- a/doc/genkernel.8.txt +++ b/doc/genkernel.8.txt @@ -452,6 +452,84 @@ which the ramdisk scripts would recognize. This can be useful when support for ext2/ext3/ext4 are in competition. Default is "auto". +*docache*:: +*nocache*:: + Enables/disables caching of CD contents in RAM. + +*root*=<...>:: + Omit or specify as "/dev/ram0". + For other values be sure to know what you're doing. + +*subdir*=<...>:: + switch_root into "<CHROOT>/<SUBDIR>" instead of "<CHROOT>/". + <CHROOT> is "/newroot" (or "/union") usually. + +*debug*:: + Drop into a debug shell early in the process. + +*noload*=<...>:: + List of modules to skip loading. + Separate using commas or spaces. + +*nodetect*:: + Skipping scanning modules using "modprobe <MODULE> -n". + Use *doload=* for specifying a whitelist of exceptions. + +*doload*=<...>:: + List of modules to load despite *nodetect*. + +*domodules*:: +*nomodules*:: + Enables/disables loading of modules in general. + +*CONSOLE*=<...>:: +*console*=<...>:: + Override location of console, default is "/dev/console". + +*part*=<...>:: + Specify part for mdadm to start. This is the relevant code in mdstart: +------------------------------------------ + fd = open("/dev/md<MD_NUMBER>", 0, 0); + ioctl(fd, RAID_AUTORUN, <MDPART>); +------------------------------------------ + +*iscsi_initiatorname*=<...>:: +*iscsi_target*=<...>:: +*iscsi_tgpt*=<...>:: +*iscsi_address*=<...>:: +*iscsi_port*=<...>:: +*iscsi_username*=<...>:: +*iscsi_password*=<...>:: +*iscsi_username_in*=<...>:: +*iscsi_password_in*=<...>:: +*iscsi_debug*=<...>:: +*iscsi_noibft*:: + Specify iSCSI parameters. + +*unionfs*:: +*nounionfs*:: + Enables/disables UnionFS. + +*real_rootflags*=<...>:: + Additional flags to mount the real root system with. + For expamle *real_rootflags*=noatime would make "-o ro,noatime". + +*real_resume*=<...>:: +*resume*=<...>:: +*noresume*:: + TO BE DOCUMENTED + +*cdroot*[=<...>]:: +*cdroot_type*=<...>:: + TO BE DOCUMENTED + +*loop*=<...>:: +*looptype*=<...>:: + TO BE DOCUMENTED + +*isoboot*=<...>:: + TO BE DOCUMENTED + NETBOOTING ---------- |