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authorChris Lumens <clumens@redhat.com>2006-12-04 22:05:25 +0000
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Describe nokill option (#218412).
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-8-15-2005
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+12-04-2006
+----------
Boot time command args:
-----------------------
-expert Turns on special features:
- - allows partitioning of removable media
- - prompts for driver disk
-
-noshell Do not put a shell on tty2 during install.
-
-lowres Force GUI installer to run at 640x480.
-
-resolution=<mode> Run installer in mode specified, '1024x768' for example.
-
-nousb Do not load USB support (helps if install hangs
- early sometimes).
-
-nofb Do not load the VGA16 framebuffer required for doing
- text-mode installation in some languages
-
-nofirewire Do not load support for firewire devices
-
askmethod Do not automatically use the CD-ROM as the install
source if we detect a Red Hat Linux CD in your CD-ROM drive.
-nousbstorage Do not load usbstorage module in loader. May help with
- device ordering on SCSI systems.
-
-noparport Do not attempt to load support for parallel ports
+dd Use a driver disk.
-noprobe Do not attempt to detect hw, prompts user instead.
+dhcpclass=<class> Sends a custom DHCP vendor class identifier. ISC's dhcpcd can
+ inspect this value using "option vendor-class-identifier".
-nonet Do not auto-probe network devices
+dns=<dns> Comma separated list of nameservers to use for a network
+ installation.
-nostorage Do not auto-probe storage devices (SCSI, IDE, RAID)
+driverdisk Same as 'dd'.
-nopcmcia Ignore PCMCIA controller in system.
+expert Turns on special features:
+ - allows partitioning of removable media
+ - prompts for driver disk
+
+gateway=<gw> Gateway to use for a network installation.
graphical Force graphical install. Required to have ftp/http use GUI.
-text Force text mode install.
-
-vnc Enable vnc-based installation. You will need to connect
- to the machine using a vnc client application.
-
-vncpassword=<password> Enable a password for the vnc connection. This will
- prevent someone from inadvertantly connecting to the
- vnc-based installation.
-
- Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well.
-
-vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to
- the vnc client named <host>, and optionally use port <port>.
-
- Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well.
-
-updates Prompt for floppy containing updates (bug fixes).
-
-updates=ftp://<path> Image containing updates over FTP.
-
-updates=http://<path> Image containing updates over HTTP.
-
isa Prompt user for ISA devices configuration.
-dd Use a driver disk.
+ip=<ip> IP to use for a network installation, use 'dhcp' for DHCP.
-driverdisk Same as 'dd'.
+keymap=<keymap> Keyboard layout to use. Valid values are those which can be
+ used for the 'keyboard' kickstart command.
-mediacheck Activates loader code to give user option of testing integrity
- of install source (if an ISO-based method).
+ks Kickstart over NFS.
-rescue Run rescue environment.
+ks=cdrom: Kickstart from CDROM
-nomount Don't automatically mount any installed Linux partitions
- in rescue mode.
+ks=file:<path> Kickstart from a file (path = 'fd0/ks.cfg')
-nopass Don't pass keyboard/mouse info to stage 2 installer, good for
- testing keyboard and mouse config screens in stage2 installer
- during network installs.
+ks=ftp://<path> Kickstart from FTP.
+ks=hd:<dev> Kickstart via harddrive (dev = 'hda1', for example)
-serial Turns on serial console support.
+ks=http://<path> Kickstart from HTTP.
+
+ks=nfs(:options):<path> Kickstart from NFS. NFS mount options are optional.
ksdevice Takes one of 4 types of argument which tells install
what network device to use for kickstart from network:
@@ -97,78 +60,103 @@ ksdevice Takes one of 4 types of argument which tells install
automagically supplied by pxelinux when you include
the option `IPAPPEND 2' in your pxelinux.cfg file
-ks Kickstart over NFS.
+kssendmac Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful
+ for provisioning systems. Includes MAC address of all
+ nics in CGI environment variables of the form:
+ "X-RHN-Provisioning-MAC-0: eth0 01:23:45:67:89:ab".
-ks=cdrom: Kickstart from CDROM
+lang=<lang> Language to use for the installation. This should be a
+ language which is valid to be used with the 'lang' kickstart
+ command.
-ks=nfs(:options):<path> Kickstart from NFS. NFS mount options are optional.
+loglevel=<level> Set the minimum level required for messages to be
+ logged. Values for <level> are debug, info, warning,
+ error, and critical. The default value is info.
-ks=<url> Kickstart via HTTP.
+lowres Force GUI installer to run at 640x480.
-ks=hd:<dev> Kickstart via harddrive (dev = 'hda1', for example)
+mediacheck Activates loader code to give user option of testing integrity
+ of install source (if an ISO-based method).
-ks=file:<path> Kickstart from a file (path = 'fd0/ks.cfg')
+method=cdrom Do a CDROM based installation.
-ks=ftp://<path> Kickstart from FTP.
+method=ftp://<path> Use <path> for an FTP installation
-ks=http://<path> Kickstart from HTTP.
+method=hd://<dev>/<path> Use <path> on <dev> for a hard drive installation
-kssendmac Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful
- for provisioning systems. Includes MAC address of all
- nics in CGI environment variables of the form:
- "X-RHN-Provisioning-MAC-0: eth0 01:23:45:67:89:ab".
+method=http://<path> Use <path> for an HTTP installation
-dhcpclass=<class> Sends a custom DHCP vendor class identifier. ISC's dhcpcd can
- inspect this value using "option vendor-class-identifier".
+method=nfs:<path> Use <path> for an NFS installation.
-upgradeany Don't require an /etc/redhat-release that matches the
- expected syntax to upgrade.
+netmask=<nm> Netmask to use for a network installation.
-lang=<lang> Language to use for the installation. This should be a
- language which is valid to be used with the 'lang' kickstart
- command.
+nofb Do not load the VGA16 framebuffer required for doing
+ text-mode installation in some languages
-keymap=<keymap> Keyboard layout to use. Valid values are those which can be
- used for the 'keyboard' kickstart command.
+nofirewire Do not load support for firewire devices
-ip=<ip> IP to use for a network installation, use 'dhcp' for DHCP.
+noipv6 Disable IPv6 networking during installation.
-netmask=<nm> Netmask to use for a network installation.
-
-gateway=<gw> Gateway to use for a network installation.
+nokill A debugging option that prevents anaconda from terminating
+ all running programs when a fatal error occurs
-dns=<dns> Comma separated list of nameservers to use for a network
- installation.
+nomount Don't automatically mount any installed Linux partitions
+ in rescue mode.
-method=nfs:<path> Use <path> for an NFS installation.
+nonet Do not auto-probe network devices
-method=http://<path> Use <path> for an HTTP installation
+noparport Do not attempt to load support for parallel ports
-method=ftp://<path> Use <path> for an FTP installation
+nopass Don't pass keyboard/mouse info to stage 2 installer, good for
+ testing keyboard and mouse config screens in stage2 installer
+ during network installs.
-method=hd://<dev>/<path> Use <path> on <dev> for a hard drive installation
+nopcmcia Ignore PCMCIA controller in system.
-method=cdrom Do a CDROM based installation.
+noprobe Do not attempt to detect hw, prompts user instead.
-vnc Do graphical installation via VNC. Instead of
- starting a normal X server, vncserver will be started
- and you can then connect remotely to do the
- installation.
+noshell Do not put a shell on tty2 during install.
-vncpassword=<password> Set a password for the vnc session.
+nostorage Do not auto-probe storage devices (SCSI, IDE, RAID)
-vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to
- the vnc client named <host>, and optionally, on port <port>.
+nousb Do not load USB support (helps if install hangs
+ early sometimes).
- Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well.
+nousbstorage Do not load usbstorage module in loader. May help with
+ device ordering on SCSI systems.
-loglevel=<level> Set the minimum level required for messages to be
- logged. Values for <level> are debug, info, warning,
- error, and critical. The default value is info.
+rescue Run rescue environment.
+
+resolution=<mode> Run installer in mode specified, '1024x768' for example.
+
+serial Turns on serial console support.
syslog=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, send log
messages to the syslog process on <host>, and optionally, on
port <port>. Requires the remote syslog process to accept
connections (the -r option).
-noipv6 Disable IPv6 networking during installation.
+text Force text mode install.
+
+updates Prompt for floppy containing updates (bug fixes).
+
+updates=ftp://<path> Image containing updates over FTP.
+
+updates=http://<path> Image containing updates over HTTP.
+
+upgradeany Don't require an /etc/redhat-release that matches the
+ expected syntax to upgrade.
+
+vnc Enable vnc-based installation. You will need to connect
+ to the machine using a vnc client application.
+
+vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to
+ the vnc client named <host>, and optionally use port <port>.
+
+ Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well.
+
+vncpassword=<password> Enable a password for the vnc connection. This will
+ prevent someone from inadvertantly connecting to the
+ vnc-based installation.
+
+ Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well.