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Lines starting with '#' are comments, valid entries are of the form:
key: value
Note that value extends to the end of the line and therefore may contain spaces. key is matched case insensitive.
You can use the same key-value pairs on the kernel command line using the syntax
key=value.
Lines that do not have the form described above are ignored.
The table below lists Valid keys. The given values are only examples.
Table B.1. Advanced linuxrc keywords
|
Keyword/Value |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Language: de_DE |
set the language |
|
Keytable: de-lat1-nd |
load this keytable |
|
Display: Color|Mono|Alt |
set the menu color scheme |
|
Install: nfs://server/install/8.0-i386 |
install via NFS from server (note: you can give username, password etc. in the URL, too) |
|
InstMode: cd|hd|nfs|smb|ftp|http|tftp |
set installation mode |
|
HostIP: 10.10.0.2 |
the client ip address |
|
Netmask: 255.255.0.0 |
network mask |
|
Gateway: 10.10.0.1 |
gateway |
|
Server: 10.10.0.1 |
installation server address |
|
Nameserver: 10.10.0.1 |
nameserver |
|
Proxy: 10.10.0.1 |
proxy (either ftp or http) |
|
ProxyPort: 10.10.0.1 |
proxy port |
|
Partition: hda1 |
partition with install sources for hard disk install |
|
Serverdir: /install/8.0-i386 |
base directory of the installation sources |
|
Netdevice: eth0 |
network interface to use |
|
BOOTPWait: 5 |
sleep 5 seconds between network activation and starting bootp |
|
BOOTPTimeout: 10 |
10 seconds timeout for BOOTP requests |
|
DHCPTimeout: 60 |
60 seconds timeout for DHCP requests |
|
TFTPTimeout: 10 |
10 seconds timeout for TFTP connection |
|
ForceRootimage: 0|1 |
load the installation system into RAM disk |
|
Textmode: 0|1 |
start YaST in text mode |
|
Username: name |
set user name (e.g. for FTP install) |
|
Password: password |
set password (e.g. for FTP install) |
|
WorkDomain: domain |
set work domain for SMB install |
|
ForceInsmod: 0|1 |
use '-f' option when running insmod |
|
DHCP: 0|1 |
start DHCP daemon now, but see UseDHCP |
|
UseDHCP: 0|1 |
use DHCP instead of BOOTP (DHCP is default) |
|
MemLimit: 10000 |
ask for swap if free memory drops below 10000 kB |
|
MemYaST: 20000 |
run YaST in text mode if free memory is below 20000 kB |
|
MemYaSTText: 10000 |
ask for swap before starting YaST if free memory is below 10000 kB |
|
MemModules: 20000 |
delete all modules before starting YaST if free memory is below 20000 kB |
|
MemLoadImage: 50000 |
load installation system into ramdisk if free memory is above 50000 kB |
|
Manual: 0|1 |
start Linuxrc in manual mode |
|
NoPCMCIA: 0|1 |
do not start card manager |
|
Domain: zap.de |
set domain name (used for name server lookups) |
|
RootImage: /suse/images/root |
installation system image |
|
RescueImage: /suse/images/rescue |
rescue system image |
|
InstallDir: /suse/inst-sys |
installation system |
|
Rescue: 1|nfs://server/dir |
load rescue system; the URL variant specifies the location of the rescue image explicitly |
|
AutoYaST: ftp://autoyastfile |
location of autoinstall file; activates autoinstall mode |
|
VNC: 0|1 |
setup VNC server |
|
VNCPassword: password |
sets VNC server password |
|
UseSSH: 0|1 |
setup SSH server |
|
SSHPassword: password |
sets SSH server password (this will not be the final root password!) |
|
AddSwap: 0|3|/dev/hda5 |
if 0, never ask for swap; if the argument is a positive number n, activate the n'th swap partition; if the argument is a partition name, activate this swap partition |
|
Exec: command |
run command |
|
USBWait: 4 |
wait 4 seconds after loading USB modules |
|
Insmod: module params |
load this module |
|
Loghost: 10.10.0.22 |
Enable remove logging via syslog |
|
y2confirm |
overrides the confirm parameter in a profile and requests confirmation of installation proposal (available since SUSE Linux 10.1/SLES10) |
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