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NAME

6       bootconf - bootconf
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SYNOPSIS

9       bootconf [options...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       bootconf is a small utility that provides a convenient way to set or
13       inspect some common Linux kernel boot options.  bootconf updates the
14       GRUB configuration file (/boot/grub/grub.conf in most cases). The
15       changes will take effect, naturally, at the next reboot.
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17       The following parameters may be specified:
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19       -titles
20           This parameter must be specified by itself, alone.  bootconf
21           displays a formatted list of available boot partitions and kernels.
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23       default=n
24           The default boot kernel or partition is “n”, where “n” is the boot
25           partition number from the list produced by the -titles parameter.
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27       quiet or quiet=1
28           Suppress most diagnostic messages when the Linux kernel
29           initializes.
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31       noquiet or quiet=0
32           Display diagnostic messages when the Linux kernel initializes.
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34       gui or gui=1
35           Show the status of the system boot process graphically (the “rhgb”
36           boot option).
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38       nogui or gui=0
39           Show the status of the system boot process as text.
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41       vesa=mode
42           Use a VESA framebuffer for the system display (see below).
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44       novesa
45           Do not use the VESA framebuffer for the system display.
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47       Running bootconf without specifying any parameters displays the current
48       settings. Run bootconf from X to show a small window where the
49       individual settings can be adjusted graphically.
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51       The current settings are parsed from the first kernel listed in GRUB´s
52       configuration file, but new settings are saved for every configured
53       kernel.
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55   VESA framebuffer
56       Many modern video cards are capable of providing a standard,
57       vendor-independent access mechanism to the display memory. Linux can
58       use this framebuffer for the system console, as opposed to the
59       traditional text display.
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61       The “vesa=mode” option configures the Linux kernel to set the video
62       card framebuffer to mode. The possible values for mode are:
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64       640x480x8 640x480x15 640x480x16 640x480x24 800x600x8 800x600x15
65       800x600x16 800x600x24 1024x768x8 1024x768x15 1024x768x16 1024x768x24
66       1280x1024x8 1280x1024x15 1280x1024x16 1280x1024x24 1600x1200x8
67       1600x1200x15 1600x1200x16 1600x1200x24
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70       Your video card may not support all of the above video modes. Check
71       your video card´s documentation. If you select an invalid video mode,
72       the Linux kernel may not be able to boot. When that happens, press E to
73       edit the kernel command line, in GRUB, remove the “vga=NNN” parameter,
74       press Enter then B to boot without the framebuffer.
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SEE ALSO

77       Framebuffer HOWTO[1]
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79       Latest release of bootconf[2]
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NOTES

82        1. Framebuffer HOWTO
83           http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html
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85        2. Latest release of bootconf
86           http://www.courier-mta.org/bootconf/download/
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90Double Precision, Inc.            08/23/2008                       BOOTCONF(1)
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