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wiki:boot_options [2013/01/05 23:23] – [Persistence options] linked the waitusb option to more detailed page lvernswiki:boot_options [2025/05/05 09:09] (current) – typo Stefann
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 ==== Persistence options ==== ==== Persistence options ====
  
-| tinycore tce={hda1:sda1} |            Specify Restore TCE apps directory| +| tinycore tce={hda1:sda1} | Specify Restore TCE apps directory| 
-| tinycore restore={hda1:sda1:floppy} |  Specify saved configuration location|+| tinycore restore={hda1:sda1:floppy} | Specify saved configuration location|
 | tinycore waitusb=X                  | [[waitusb| See detailed page]]| | tinycore waitusb=X                  | [[waitusb| See detailed page]]|
 | tinycore swapfile{=hda1}            | Scan or Specify for a swap file| | tinycore swapfile{=hda1}            | Scan or Specify for a swap file|
 | tinycore home={hda1:sda1:tcvd}      | Specify persistent home directory.| | tinycore home={hda1:sda1:tcvd}      | Specify persistent home directory.|
 | tinycore [[Boot option opt|opt=]]{hda1:sda1:tcvd}       | Specify persistent opt directory.| | tinycore [[Boot option opt|opt=]]{hda1:sda1:tcvd}       | Specify persistent opt directory.|
-| tinycore local={hda1:sda1:tcvd}     | Specify PPI directory or loopback file.| +| tinycore local={hda1:sda1:tcvd}     | Specify PPI directory or loopback file. **This option is not available with 4.0 or newer**| 
-| tinycore lst=yyy.lst           | Load alternate yyy.lst on boot.| +| tinycore lst=yyy.lst           | Load alternate yyy.lst on boot. yyy.lst is expected to reside in $DRIVE/tce where $DRIVE is the drive specified by the tce= bootcode. | 
-| tinycore base            |            Skip TCE load only the base system| +| tinycore base            | Skip TCE load only the base system| 
-| tinycore norestore       |            Turn off the automatic restore|+| tinycore norestore       | Turn off the automatic restore|
 | tinycore safebackup      | Saves a backup copy (mydatabk.tgz) | | tinycore safebackup      | Saves a backup copy (mydatabk.tgz) |
 | tinycore showapps        |Display application names when booting| | tinycore showapps        |Display application names when booting|
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 | tinycore noutc                      | BIOS is using localtime.| | tinycore noutc                      | BIOS is using localtime.|
 | tinycore tz=GMT+8                   | Timezone tz=PST+8PDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2| | tinycore tz=GMT+8                   | Timezone tz=PST+8PDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2|
-| tinycore settime                    | Set UTC time at boot, internet required.|+| tinycore nortc                      | Use if no rtc (real time clock) present, to set UTC time at boot without functional rtc, Internet required.|
 | tinycore user=abc                   | Specify alternate user.| | tinycore user=abc                   | Specify alternate user.|
 | tinycore desktop=yyy                | Specify alternate window manager| | tinycore desktop=yyy                | Specify alternate window manager|
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 | tinycore xvesa=800x600x32           | Set Xvesa default screen resolution.| | tinycore xvesa=800x600x32           | Set Xvesa default screen resolution.|
 | tinycore bkg=image.{jpg:png:gif}    | Set background from /opt/backgrounds| | tinycore bkg=image.{jpg:png:gif}    | Set background from /opt/backgrounds|
 +| tinycore vga=ask         | Allow to choose framebuffer resolution form the list |
 | tinycore vga=7xx         | See table below for possible values for 7xx.| | tinycore vga=7xx         | See table below for possible values for 7xx.|
 +| tinycore vga=0x312         | See table below for possible values for 0x312|
  
 === Values for boot option "vga=7xx" === === Values for boot option "vga=7xx" ===
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 | 65000 (16 bit) |   785      |   788      |     791     |     794      | | 65000 (16 bit) |   785      |   788      |     791     |     794      |
 | 16.7M (24 bit) |   786      |   789      |     792     |     795      | | 16.7M (24 bit) |   786      |   789      |     792     |     795      |
 +
 +=== Values for boot option "vga=0x3??" ===
 +| Color          |  640x480   |  800x600   |   1024x768  |   1280x1024  |
 +|   256  (8 bit) |   0x301      |   0x303      |   0x305      |   0x307      |
 +| 32000 (15 bit) |   0x310      |   0x313      |     0x316     |     0x319      |
 +| 65000 (16 bit) |   0x311      |   0x314      |     0x317     |     0x31A      |
 +| 16.7M (24 bit) |   0x312      |   0x315      |     0x318     |     0x31B      |
  
 ===== Generic kernel boot parameters ===== ===== Generic kernel boot parameters =====
 In addition to codes specific to TC, the linux kernel accepts several generic parameters.\\  In addition to codes specific to TC, the linux kernel accepts several generic parameters.\\ 
 A document that explains them is externally available in [[http://files.kroah.com/lkn/lkn_pdf/ch09.pdf|PDF]] or in A document that explains them is externally available in [[http://files.kroah.com/lkn/lkn_pdf/ch09.pdf|PDF]] or in
-[[http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt|TXT]] format.+[[https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt|TXT]] format. 
 + 
 +and  
 +https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.19/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html 
 +which includes kernel-parameters.txt and some aditional detail about parameters and how they are processed !
  
 ===== Deprecated boot options ===== ===== Deprecated boot options =====
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  tinycore ssh  tinycore ssh
   * No longer supported as of 2.8, dropbear removed from base   * No longer supported as of 2.8, dropbear removed from base
 +tinycore settime 
 +  * Replaced with nortc in 4.x
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