Boot Settings

Version 4 (jams, 11/07/2011 06:48 am) → Version 5/7 (jams, 11/07/2011 06:48 am)

h1. Boot Settings

The following parameters can be passed onto the installer via kernel command line parameters.

h2. Display settings

* displayres:
Try using this resolution for install. If the mode is invalid it will be rejected.
example: displayres=1024x768

* forceXvesa
Force the use of the vesa framebuffer driver

* vnc
- Do not start X on the console, instead use vnc for the install. If no static ip has been given, then dhcp will be used to find a network address.

h2. Network network settings

The following options will be set at boot, but will also transfer to the install.

* cnetdev
Set the network device to use.
example: cnetdev=eth0

* cip= set a static ip or use dhcp for network.
example: cip=dhcp

if dhcp is NOT used, then the following are required:
- cnetmask - set the netmask
- cgateway - set the default gateway
- cdns - set a dns server
example: cip=ip cnetmask=255.255.255.0 cgateway=192.168.1.1 cdns=192.168.1.1

* chostname – Set the hostname for the server
example: chostname=Samplehostname

h2. Remote control options

* remote
- Set the remote to use on install. remote=Streamzap

* remoteport
- If a serial port reciever is used, use this option to set the port. remoteport=ttyS0