Difference between revisions of "How do I edit my kernel command line"

Revision as of 14:44, 25 July 2011

The Linux kernel accepts boot time parameters as it starts to boot system. This is used to inform kernel about various hardware parameters. You need boot time parameters:

• Troubleshoot system
• Hardware parameters that the kernel would not able to determine on its own
• Force kernel to override the default hardware parameters in order to increase performance
• Password and other recovery operations

The kernel command line syntax

name=value1,value2,value3

See also:

• Modifying boot options using IGEP X-Loader bootloader