Choosing options

To use SystemRescueCd, just insert the disc in the CDRom drive, and power on your computer. The logo screen should be displayed. You can start by pressing Enter, but you may choose other options.

If you want to choose the way the CDRom will boot, you have to enter this at the prompt: "<image> <kernel-parameters>". For example "fb1204 nokeymap cdcache" will let you boot in the FrameBuffer, with no questions about the keymap, and the CDRom will be fully loaded into memory. Look at the possible choices below:

First, you will have to choose the image file to start. Here are the possible choices:

• fb640 (FrameBuffer 640x480) is the default boot image. It's recommended if your screen can't display 800x600 images. FrameBuffer allows you to have graphical tools without XFree86. You need the FrameBuffer if you want to use QtParted and PartGui. Low resolutions are required on several intel chipsets and dell computers in order to have FrameBuffer working
• fb800 (FrameBuffer 800x600). It's recommended if working, and not able to display 1024x768 images. FrameBuffer allows you to have graphical tools without XFree86. You need the FrameBuffer if you want to use QtParted and PartGui.
• fb1024 (FrameBuffer 1024x768). This is the best choice if your screen is able to display images at this resolution.
• nofb (No FrameBuffer). You should use this image if your hardware does not support FrameBuffer.

Now, you can give kernel parameters. There are a lot of parameters you can use. Here are the important ones:

• nokeymap: at startup, you will be asked for the keymap. It will let you choose the keyboard configuration. For example, if you have an azerty keyboard, it will configure it for you, instead of leaving you with a qwerty configuration.
• cdcache: this option is very useful if you need to insert another disc in the CDRom drive after booting. The CDRom will be fully loaded into memory, and you will be able to unmount it (with the command "umount /mnt/cdrom"), and then you can remove the disc from the drive.
• root: this option lets you boot an existing linux system. For example, if you have linux gentoo installed on /dev/hda6, you can type "root=/dev/hda6" and Gentoo Linux will be started instead of the system that is on the CDRom.
• nonet: this will disable the network autodetection at startup