2.4.2 Using Custom Boot Options
Using the appropriate set of boot options helps facilitate your installation procedure.
Many parameters can also be congured later using the linuxrc routines, but using the
boot options is easier. In some automated setups, the boot options can be provided with
initrd or an info le.
The following table lists all installation scenarios mentioned in this chapter with the
required parameters for booting and the corresponding boot options. Just append all of
them in the order they appear in this table to get one boot option string that is handed
to the installation routines. For example (all in one line):
install=xxx netdevice=xxx hostip=xxx netmask=xxx vnc=xxx vncpassword=xxx
Replace all the values xxx in this string with the values appropriate for your setup.
Chapter 1, Installation with YaST (page 3)
Parameters Needed for Booting None
Boot Options None needed
Section 2.1.1, “Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Static Network Conguration”
(page 38)
Parameters Needed for Booting
• Location of the installation server
• Network device
• IP address
• Netmask
• Gateway
• VNC enablement
• VNC password
Boot Options
•
install=(nfs,http,ftp,smb)://path_to_instmedia
•
netdevice=some_netdevice (only needed if several network devices
are available)
•
hostip=some_ip
•
netmask=some_netmask
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