Comments on: Beautify Boot in Debian http://www.oojahtech.com/2009/07/12/beautify-boot-in-debian/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Master One http://www.oojahtech.com/2009/07/12/beautify-boot-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Master One Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:53:17 +0000 #comment-20 The second one, which means you just leave the kopt line as is, and add your additional options at the end. That line needs to stay commented (# in front), because it is only used by update-grub to assemble the kernel line. The second one, which means you just leave the kopt line as is, and add your additional options at the end. That line needs to stay commented (# in front), because it is only used by update-grub to assemble the kernel line.

]]> By: fishbowl http://www.oojahtech.com/2009/07/12/beautify-boot-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-19 fishbowl Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:49:37 +0000 #comment-19 Thanks for the tip; would the line then look like: <blockquote>kopt=ro quiet vga=865 splash</blockquote> I have never used the kopt option before. Or would it look more like <blockquote>kopt=root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet vga=865 splash</blockquote> Thanks for the tip; would the line then look like:

kopt=ro quiet vga=865 splash

I have never used the kopt option before. Or would it look more like

kopt=root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet vga=865 splash

]]> By: Master One http://www.oojahtech.com/2009/07/12/beautify-boot-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Master One Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:53:52 +0000 #comment-18 On Debian you may want to add additional options to the "# kopt=" line in menu.lst (without uncommenting that line!), instead of editing the kernel line directly, because otherwise it will get overwritten the next time an update-grub is run. On Debian you may want to add additional options to the “# kopt=” line in menu.lst (without uncommenting that line!), instead of editing the kernel line directly, because otherwise it will get overwritten the next time an update-grub is run.

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