From: Chris Gianelloni Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 17:18:38 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Removing the unused kernel command line options from Volume/Device Management. X-Git-Tag: CATALYST_2_0_6_916~229 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=82e1a00977faedeefffc8e75917cd87866dec349;p=catalyst.git Removing the unused kernel command line options from Volume/Device Management. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gentoo.org/var/svnroot/catalyst/trunk@1265 d1e1f19c-881f-0410-ab34-b69fee027534 --- diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 6248f8b5..69f05893 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ # Copyright 2002-2008 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2 # $Id: $ + 02 Feb 2008; Chris Gianelloni + livecd/files/README.txt, livecd/files/x86-F6.msg: + Removing the unused kernel command line options from Volume/Device Management. + 10 Jan 2008; Chris Gianelloni catalyst: This is now 2.0.5 for release. diff --git a/livecd/files/README.txt b/livecd/files/README.txt index 4ddf8bd9..46615166 100644 --- a/livecd/files/README.txt +++ b/livecd/files/README.txt @@ -1,117 +1,98 @@ -This file lists the possible command line options that can be used to tweak -the boot process of this CD. This lists the Gentoo-specific options, along -with a few options that are built-in to the kernel, but that have been proven -very useful to our users. Also, all options that start with "do" have a "no" -inverse, that does the opposite. For example, "doscsi" enables SCSI support -in the initial ramdisk boot, while "noscsi" disables it. +This lists the possible command line options that can be used to tweak the boot +process of this CD. This lists the Gentoo-specific options, along with a few +options that are built-in to the kernel, but that have been proven very useful +to our users. Also, all options that start with "do" have a "no" inverse, that +does the opposite. For example, "doscsi" enables SCSI support in the initial +ramdisk boot, while "noscsi" disables it. -Hardware options: - -acpi=on This loads support for ACPI and also causes the acpid daemon to - be started by the CD on boot. This is only needed if your - system requires ACPI to function properly. This is not required - for Hyperthreading support. -acpi=off Completely disables ACPI. This is useful on some older systems, - and is also a requirement for using APM. This will disable any - Hyperthreading support of your processor. -console=X This sets up serial console access for the CD. The first - option is the device, usually ttyS0 on x86, followed by any - connection options, which are comma separated. The default - options are 9600,8,n,1. -dmraid=X This allows for passing options to the device-mapper RAID - subsystem. Options should be encapsulated in quotes. -doapm This loads APM driver support. This requires you to also use - acpi=off. -dobladecenter This adds some extra pauses into the boot process for the slow - USB CDROM of the IBM BladeCenter. -dopcmcia This loads support for PCMCIA and Cardbus hardware and also - causes the pcmcia cardmgr to be started by the CD on boot. - This is only required when booting from a PCMCIA/Cardbus device. -doscsi This loads support for most SCSI controllers. This is also a - requirement for booting most USB devices, as they use the SCSI - subsystem of the kernel. -hda=stroke This allows you to partition the whole hard disk even when your - BIOS is unable to handle large disks. This option is only used - on machines with an older BIOS. Replace hda with the device - that is requiring this option. -ide=nodma This forces the disabling of DMA in the kernel and is required - by some IDE chipsets and also by some CDROM drives. If your - system is having trouble reading from your IDE CDROM, try this - option. This also disables the default hdparm settings from - being executed. -noapic This disables the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller - that is present on newer motherboards. It has been known to - cause some problems on older hardware. -nodetect This disables all of the autodetection done by the CD, including - device autodetection and DHCP probing. This is useful for doing - debugging of a failing CD or driver. -nodhcp This disables DHCP probing on detected network cards. This is - useful on networks with only static addresses. -nodmraid Disables support for device-mapper RAID, such as that used for - on-board IDE/SATA RAID controllers. -nofirewire This disables the loading of Firewire modules. This should only - be necessary if your Firewire hardware is causing a problem with - booting the CD. -nogpm This diables gpm console mouse support. -nohotplug This disables the loading of the hotplug and coldplug init - scripts at boot. This is useful for doing debugging of a - failing CD or driver. -nokeymap This disables the keymap selection used to select non-US - keyboard layouts. -nolapic This disables the local APIC on Uniprocessor kernels. -nosata This disables the loading of Serial ATA modules. This is useful - if your system is having problems with the SATA subsystem. -nosmp This disables SMP, or Symmetric Multiprocessing, on SMP-enabled - kernels. This is useful for debugging SMP-related issues with - certain drivers and motherboards. -nosound This disables sound support and volume setting. This is useful - for systems where sound support causes problems. -nousb This disables the autoloading of USB modules. This is useful - for debugging USB issues. +Hardware options: +acpi=on This loads support for ACPI and also causes the acpid daemon to + be started by the CD on boot. This is only needed if your + system requires ACPI to function properly. This is not + required for Hyperthreading support. +acpi=off Completely disables ACPI. This is useful on some older systems + and is also a requirement for using APM. This will disable any + Hyperthreading support of your processor. +console=X This sets up serial console access for the CD. The first + option is the device, usually ttyS0 on x86, followed by any + connection options, which are comma separated. The default + options are 9600,8,n,1. +dmraid=X This allows for passing options to the device-mapper RAID + subsystem. Options should be encapsulated in quotes. +doapm This loads APM driver support. This requires you to also use + acpi=off. +dopcmcia This loads support for PCMCIA and Cardbus hardware and also + causes the pcmcia cardmgr to be started by the CD on boot. + This is only required when booting from PCMCIA/Cardbus devices. +doscsi This loads support for most SCSI controllers. This is also a + requirement for booting most USB devices, as they use the SCSI + subsystem of the kernel. +hda=stroke This allows you to partition the whole hard disk even when your + BIOS is unable to handle large disks. This option is only used + on machines with an older BIOS. Replace hda with the device + that is requiring this option. +ide=nodma This forces the disabling of DMA in the kernel and is required + by some IDE chipsets and also by some CDROM drives. If your + system is having trouble reading from your IDE CDROM, try this + option. This also disables the default hdparm settings from + being executed. +noapic This disables the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller + that is present on newer motherboards. It has been known to + cause some problems on older hardware. +nodetect This disables all of the autodetection done by the CD, + including device autodetection and DHCP probing. This is + useful for doing debugging of a failing CD or driver. +nodhcp This disables DHCP probing on detected network cards. This is + useful on networks with only static addresses. +nodmraid Disables support for device-mapper RAID, such as that used for + on-board IDE/SATA RAID controllers. +nofirewire This disables the loading of Firewire modules. This should + only be necessary if your Firewire hardware is causing + a problem with booting the CD. +nogpm This diables gpm console mouse support. +nohotplug This disables the loading of the hotplug and coldplug init + scripts at boot. This is useful for doing debugging of a + failing CD or driver. +nokeymap This disables the keymap selection used to select non-US + keyboard layouts. +nolapic This disables the local APIC on Uniprocessor kernels. +nosata This disables the loading of Serial ATA modules. This is used + if your system is having problems with the SATA subsystem. +nosmp This disables SMP, or Symmetric Multiprocessing, on SMP-enabled + kernels. This is useful for debugging SMP-related issues with + certain drivers and motherboards. +nosound This disables sound support and volume setting. This is useful + for systems where sound support causes problems. +nousb This disables the autoloading of USB modules. This is useful + for debugging USB issues. +slowusb This adds some extra pauses into the boot process for slow + USB CDROMs, like in the IBM BladeCenter. Volume/Device Management: - -dodevfs This enables the deprecated device filesystem on 2.6 systems. - You will also need to use noudev for this to take effect. - Since devfs is the only option with a 2.4 kernel, this option - has no effect if booting a 2.4 kernel. -doevms2 This enables support for IBM's pluggable EVMS, or Enterprise - Volume Management System. This is not safe to use with lvm2. -dolvm2 This enables support for Linux's Logical Volume Management. - This is not safe to use with evms2. -noudev This disables udev support on 2.6 kernels. This option requires - that dodevfs is used. Since udev is not an option for 2.4 - kernels, this options has no effect if booting a 2.4 kernel. -unionfs Enables support for Unionfs on supported CD images. This will - create a writable Unionfs overlay in a tmpfs, allowing you to - change any file on the CD. -unionfs=X Enables support for Unionfs on supported CD images. This will - create a writable Unionfs overlay on the device you specify. - The device must be formatted with a filesystem recognized and - writable by the kernel. - +doevms This enables support for IBM's pluggable EVMS, or Enterprise + Volume Management System. This is not safe to use with lvm2. +dolvm This enables support for Linux's Logical Volume Management. + This is not safe to use with evms2. Other options: - -debug Enables debugging code. This might get messy, as it displays - a lot of data to the screen. -docache This caches the entire runtime portion of the CD into RAM, which - allows you to umount /mnt/cdrom and mount another CDROM. This - option requires that you have at least twice as much available - RAM as the size of the CD. -doload=X This causes the initial ramdisk to load any module listed, as - well as dependencies. Replace X with the module name. Multiple - modules can be specified by a comma-separated list. -noload=X This causes the initial ramdisk to skip the loading of a - specific module that may be causing a problem. Syntax matches - that of doload. -nox This causes an X-enabled LiveCD to not automatically start X, - but rather, to drop to the command line instead. -scandelay This causes the CD to pause for 10 seconds during certain - portions the boot process to allow for devices that are slow to - initialize to be ready for use. -scandelay=X This allows you to specify a given delay, in seconds, to be - added to certain portions of the boot process to allow for - devices that are slow to initialize to be ready for use. - Replace X with the number of seconds to pause. - +debug Enables debugging code. This might get messy, as it displays + a lot of data to the screen. +docache This caches the entire runtime portion of the CD into RAM, + which allows you to umount /mnt/cdrom and mount another CDROM. + This option requires that you have at least twice as much + available RAM as the size of the CD. +doload=X This causes the initial ramdisk to load any module listed, as + well as dependencies. Replace X with the module name. + Multiple modules can be specified by a comma-separated list. +noload=X This causes the initial ramdisk to skip the loading of a + specific module that may be causing a problem. Syntax matches + that of doload. +nox This causes an X-enabled LiveCD to not automatically start X, + but rather, to drop to the command line instead. +scandelay This causes the CD to pause for 10 seconds during certain + portions the boot process to allow for devices that are slow to + initialize to be ready for use. +scandelay=X This allows you to specify a given delay, in seconds, to be + added to certain portions of the boot process to allow for + devices that are slow to initialize to be ready for use. + Replace X with the number of seconds to pause. diff --git a/livecd/files/x86-F6.msg b/livecd/files/x86-F6.msg index c9f77224..928de111 100644 --- a/livecd/files/x86-F6.msg +++ b/livecd/files/x86-F6.msg @@ -1,19 +1,5 @@ Volume/Device Management: -dodevfs This enables the deprecated device filesystem on 2.6 systems. - You will also need to use noudev for this to take effect. - Since devfs is the only option with a 2.4 kernel, this option - has no effect if booting a 2.4 kernel. -doevms2 This enables support for IBM's pluggable EVMS, or Enterprise +doevms This enables support for IBM's pluggable EVMS, or Enterprise Volume Management System. This is not safe to use with lvm2. -dolvm2 This enables support for Linux's Logical Volume Management. +dolvm This enables support for Linux's Logical Volume Management. This is not safe to use with evms2. -noudev This disables udev support on 2.6 kernels. This option - requires that dodevfs is used. Since udev is not an option for - 2.4 kernels, this options has no effect if booting 2.4 kernels. -unionfs Enables support for Unionfs on supported CD images. This will - create a writable Unionfs overlay in a tmpfs, allowing you to - change any file on the CD. -unionfs=X Enables support for Unionfs on supported CD images. This will - create a writable Unionfs overlay on the device you specify. - The device must be formatted with a filesystem recognized and - writable by the kernel.