Appendix H. Additional Boot Options

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nomount

This command disables automatic mounting of any installed Linux partitions in rescue mode.

nopass

This command disables the passing of keyboard and mouse information to stage 2 of the instal 

lation program. This is good for testing keyboard and mouse configuration screens during stage

2 of the installation program when performing a network installation.

nopcmcia

This command ignores any PCMCIA controllers in system.

noprobe

This command disables hardware detection and instead prompts the user for hardware informa 

tion.

noshell

This command disables shell access on virtual console 2 during an installation.

nousb

This command disables the loading of USB support during the installation. If the installation

program tends to hang early in the process, this command may be helpful.

nousbstorage

This command disables the loading of the usbstorage module in the installation program's loader.

It may help with device ordering on SCSI systems.

reboot=b

This command changes the way the kernel tries to reboot the machine. If a kernel hang is expe 

rienced while the system is shutting down, this command will allow the system to reboot.

rescue

This command will run rescue mode. Refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide

for more information about rescue mode.

resolution=

Tells the installation program which video mode to run. It accepts any standard resolution, such

as 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and so on.

serial

This command turns on serial console support.

skipddc

This command skips the

ddc

monitor probe which causes problems on some systems.

text

This command disables the graphical installation program and forces the installation program to

run in text mode.