Linux command line
Linux command line is a string passed to the kernel by the bootloader.
When you're using LILO this is what you type after the name of the image.
Under Choose-OS you will be prompted for a command line when
you start it with space.
Default command line can also be given in the configuration file
with the cmdline=my_command_line option.
There are a lot of command line options depending on the drivers you have.
Some common options are:
- ro
- Mount root device read-only
- rw
- Mount root device read-write
- root=device
- Use <device> as root device.
<device> is the pathname of the device. e.g. /dev/hda4
- vga=mode
- This option is used to set the textmode used.
It is not passed to the kernel as is but is interpreted by chos.
Valid <mode> values are:
- NORMAL
- Normal 80x25 mode.
- ASK
- Ask for the mode.
- EXTENDED
- The "perfect" textmode - 80x50. Always set this videomode ;).
- 0xXXXX
- Set mode with hexadecimal value 0x<XXXX>.
The value can be gotten from the menu displayed when the mode
is set to ASK.