Kernel arguments? [solved]

[banjo]

I have been recently looking at /etc/lilo.conf to see if I can to make a change

to the way the kernel is booted. I understand how to use lilo, but I was

wondering what the meaning of the kernel arguments are, for example, what

exactly does "quiet" mean? These are the arguments that are specified in

the append= command in lilo.conf.

 

Can anybody point me to a document or man page that describes what all

the kernel arguments are? I looked in the lilo man page and the lilo.conf man

page and did not see it. They tell me how to specify the append= command

but not what the arguments mean.

 

Thanks

Banjo

(_)=='=~

[devries]

If I remember correctly 'quiet' means no scrolling text during boot. Can't find anything else either. :)

[banjo]

Thanks for the reply. I have been searching for the list of arguments and

I cannot find a document which details them. Perhaps that information is

available only to those who dig around in the kernel source. I might go look

there if I cannot find the info elsewhere.

 

Now all I have to do is go find the kernel source.

 

Banjo

(_)=='=~

[rolf]

A couple of places to find explanations of kernel arguments:

 

/usr/src/linux-{version}/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

 

/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/BootPrompt/BootPrompt-HOWTO.html

 

The Howto is in howto-html-en in my install.

[banjo]

Thanks for the pointers.

 

I found some answers in the HOWTO. I guess I will have to install the

kernel source to get the other documentation since it is not on my

system right now.

 

Banjo

(_)=='=~