23.3. Console boot options
You can configure boot options for your console, monitor display, and keyboard to customize the installation process.
- console=
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Use the
console=option to specify a device that you want to use as the primary console. For example, to use a console on the first serial port, useconsole=ttyS0. When using theconsole=argument, the installation starts with a text UI. If you must use theconsole=option multiple times, the boot message is displayed on all specified consoles. However, the installation program uses only the last specified console. For example, if you specifyconsole=ttyS0 console=ttyS1, the installation program usesttyS1. - inst.lang=
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Use the
inst.lang=option to set the language that you want to use during the installation. To view the list of locales, enter the commandlocale -a | grep _or thelocalectl list-locales | grep _command. - inst.geoloc=
Use the
inst.geoloc=option to configure geolocation usage in the installation program. Geolocation is used to preset the language and time zone, and uses the following syntax:inst.geoloc=value. Thevaluecan be any of the following parameters:-
Disable geolocation:
inst.geoloc=0 -
Use the Fedora GeoIP API:
inst.geoloc=provider_fedora_geoip. This option is deprecated. -
Use the Hostip.info GeoIP API:
inst.geoloc=provider_hostip. This option is deprecated.
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Disable geolocation:
- inst.keymap=
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Use the
inst.keymap=option to specify the keyboard layout to use for the installation. - inst.cmdline
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Use the
inst.cmdlineoption to force the installation program to run in command-line mode. This mode does not allow any interaction, and you must specify all options in a Kickstart file or on the command line. - inst.graphical
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Use the
inst.graphicaloption to force the installation program to run in graphical mode. The graphical mode is the default. - inst.text
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Use the
inst.textoption to force the installation program to run in text mode instead of graphical mode. - inst.noninteractive
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Use the
inst.noninteractiveboot option to run the installation program in a non-interactive mode. User interaction is not permitted in the non-interactive mode, andinst.noninteractiveyou can use theinst.nointeractiveoption with a graphical or text installation. When you use theinst.noninteractiveoption in text mode, it behaves the same as theinst.cmdlineoption.
It only makes sense to use the inst.noninteractive option when performing a Kickstart installation.
- inst.resolution=
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Use the
inst.resolution=option to specify the screen resolution in graphical mode. The format isNxM, where N is the screen width and M is the screen height (in pixels). The recommended resolution is 1024x768. - inst.rdp
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Use the
inst.rdpoption to run the graphical installation using remote desktop protocol. If no RDP username (by usinginst.rdpuser=) or password (by usinginst.rdp.password=) are specified, the installation program asks users to provide interactively. This option only applies if used together with theinst.rdpoption. - inst.rdp.password=
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Use the
inst.rdp.password=option to set a password on the RDP server that is used by the installation program. - modprobe.blacklist=
Use the
modprobe.blacklist=option to blocklist or completely disable one or more drivers. Drivers (modules) that you disable using this option cannot load when the installation starts. After the installation finishes, the installed system retains these settings. You can find a list of the blocklisted drivers in the/etc/modprobe.d/directory. Use a comma-separated list to disable multiple drivers. For example:modprobe.blacklist=ahci,firewire_ohci注意You can use
modprobe.blacklistin combination with the different command line options. For example, use it with theinst.ddoption to ensure that an updated version of an existing driver is loaded from a driver update disc:modprobe.blacklist=virtio_blk- inst.sshd
Use the
inst.sshdoption to start thesshdservice during installation, so that you can connect to the system during the installation using SSH, and monitor the installation progress. For more information about SSH, see thessh(1)man page on your system. By default, thesshdservice is automatically started only on the 64-bit IBM Z architecture. On other architectures,sshdis not started unless you use theinst.sshdoption.注意During installation, the root account has no password by default. You can set a root password during installation with the
sshpwKickstart command.- inst.kdump_addon=
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Use the
inst.kdump_addon=option to enable or disable the Kdump configuration screen (add-on) in the installation program. This screen is enabled by default; useinst.kdump_addon=offto disable it. Disabling the add-on disables the Kdump screens in both the graphical and text-based interface as well as the%addon com_redhat_kdumpKickstart command.