Knoppix Cheat Codes; Here is a complete list of almost every available cheat code boot option for KNOPPIX. Cheat codes, also known as boot codes enable you to modify the boot parameters and are used to pass booting options to KNOPPIX which help get your computer booting and running stable on difficult hardware. Any of the KNOPPIX cheat codes in the following list, can be combined to work at boot from the SYSLINUX boot prompt:
KNOPPIX Cheat Codes example: knoppix lang=de desktop=gnome
KNOPPIX Cheat Codes and Purpose
knoppix lang=ch|cn|de|da|es|fr|it|nl|pl|ru|sk|tr|tw|us
specify language
knoppix keyboard=us xkeyboard=us
specify keyboard
adriane
Start blind-friendly, talking desktop
debug
Debug boot process step-by-step
expert
Interactive setup for experts
knoppix
Knoppix w/ 32bit Kernel
knoppix64
Knoppix w/ 64bit Kernel
knoppix 2
Runlevel 2, Textmode only
knoppix init=/bin/bash
Start bash as process 1 instead of init
Use different keyboard (text/X)
knoppix utc
Use Universal Time
knoppix tz=Europe/Berlin
Use this timezone for TZ (default: tz=localtime)
knoppix ide1=reset
Try this if knoppix can’t find the CD/DVD drive on old computers
knoppix no{apic,lapic,acpi,apm}
Skip parts of HW-detection (1)
knoppix no{hwsetup,udev,dhcp,fstab}
Skip parts of HW-detection (2)
knoppix no{pcmcia,sound,swap}
Skip parts of HW-detection (3)
knoppix nousb
Skip parts of HW-detection (4)
knoppix nolapic
Disable local APIC (differs from noapic)
knoppix noideraid
Disable IDE-Raiddisk detection
knoppix pnpbios=off
No PnP Bios initialization
knoppix acpi=off
Disable ACPI Bios completely
knoppix acpi=noirq
Disable ACPI IRC routing only
knoppix acpi=force
FORCE ACPI Bios initialization
knoppix noacpid
Do not start ACPI even daemon
failsafe
Boot with (almost) no HW-detection
knoppix pci=irqmask=0x0e98
Try this, if PS/2 mouse doesn’t work *)
knoppix pci=bios
Workaround for bad PCI controllers
knoppix ide2=0x180 nopcmcia
Boot from PCMCIA-CD-Rom (some notebooks)
knoppix mem=512M
Specify Memory size in MByte
knoppix wheelmouse
Enable IMPS/2 protocol for wheelmice
knoppix nowheelmouse
Force plain PS/2 protocol for PS/2-mouse
knoppix desktop=kde|gnome|icewm
Use specified WM instead of LXDE (1)
knoppix desktop=fluxbox|openbox
Use specified WM instead of LXDE (2)
knoppix desktop=larswm|evilwm|twm
Use specified WM instead of LXDE (3)
knoppix no3d
Don’t use compiz 3d fuctions
knoppix 3d
Try compiz
knoppix screen=1280×1024
Use specified Screen resolution for X
knoppix hsync=95
Use 95 kHz horizontal X refresh rate
knoppix vsync=60
Use 60 Hz vertical refresh rate for X
knoppix xmodule=fbdev|vesa|svga
Use specified Xorg-Module (1)
knoppix xmodule=nouveau|radeon
Use specified Xorg-Module (2)
knoppix xmodule=intel|vmware|s3
Use specified Xorg-Module (3)
knoppix norandr
Disable Xorg RandR feature (may be useful if wrong resolution was detected)
knoppix noddc
Don’t query monitor for resoution
knoppix nocomposite
Don’t use Xorg Composite extension
knoppix vga=normal
No-framebuffer mode, but X
knoppix nodrm
Don’t load graphics acceleration modules
knoppix nofb
Don’t load framebuffer modules
knoppix nomodeset
Don’t use Kernel Mode Settings for X
fb1280x1024
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (1)
fb1024x768
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (2)
fb800x600
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (3)
fb640x480
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (4)
knoppix nonetworkmanager
Don’t start network manager
knoppix toram
Copy to RAM and run from there
knoppix tohd=/dev/sda1
Copy to Harddisk and run from there
knoppix fromhd=/dev/sda1
Boot from previously copied CD-Image
knoppix bootfrom=/dev/sda1/KNX.iso
Access image, boot from ISO-Image. ***)
knoppix knoppix_dir=KNOPPIX
Directory to search for on the CD.
knoppix knoppix_name=KNOPPIX
Cloop-File to search for on the CD.
knoppix noswap
Don’t use existing swap partitions
knoppix nozram
Don’t use zram compressed swap-in-ram
knoppix forensic
Don’t use swap and mount read-only
knoppix secure
Disable root access
knoppix mkimage
Create persistent image as needed
knoppix noimage
Ignore persistent image or partition
knoppix image
Use persistent image even in VM
knoppix nfsdir=hostip:path
Use nfsdir as /mnt-system for TS client
knoppix hostname=name
Set TS client hostname
knoppix hostname=auto-mac
Set TS client hostname from MAC address
knoppix hostname=auto-clock
Set TS client hostname from clock
knoppix noeject
Do NOT eject CD after halt
knoppix noprompt
Do NOT prompt to remove the CD
knoppix testcd|testdvd
Check live medium for defects
knoppix splash
Use splash.ppm in initrd as boot pic
knoppix trace
create an open() trace in /open.trace
Older KNOPPIX Cheat Codes – Boot Codes
knoppix lang=ch|cn|de|da|es|fr|it
specify language/keyboard
knoppix lang=nl|pl|ru|sk|tr|tw|us
specify language/keyboard
knoppix gmt
Use GMT-based time
knoppix tz=Europe/Berlin
Use this timezone for TZ
knoppix desktop=fluxbox|gnome|icewm
Use specified WM instead of KDE (1)
knoppix desktop=kde|lg3d|larswm
Use specified WM instead of KDE (2)
knoppix desktop=openbox|twm
Use specified WM instead of KDE (3)
knoppix desktop=wmaker|xfce|xfce4
Use specified WM instead of KDE (4)
knoppix screen=1280×1024
Use specified Screen resolution for X
knoppix xvrefresh=60 (or vsync=60)
Use 60 Hz vertical refresh rate for X
knoppix xhrefresh=80 (or hsync=80)
Use 80 kHz horizontal refresh rate for X
knoppix xserver=XFree86|XF86_SVGA
Use specified X-Server
knoppix xmodule=ati|fbdev|i810|mga
Use specified XFree4-Module (1)
knoppix xmodule=nv|radeon|savage|s3
Use specified XFree4-Module (2)
knoppix xmodule=radeon|svga|i810
Use specified XFree4-Module (3)
knoppix 2
Runlevel 2, Textmode only
knoppix floppyconfig
Run “knoppix.sh” from a floppy
knoppix myconf=/dev/sda1
Run “knoppix.sh” from a partition
knoppix myconf=scan (or config=scan)
Try to find “knoppix.sh” automatically
knoppix home=/mnt/sda1/knoppix.img
Mount loopback file as /home/knoppix
knoppix home=scan
Automatic search for knoppix homedir
knoppix no{apic,agp,apm,audio,ddc}
Skip parts of HW-detection (1)
knoppix no{dhcp,fstab,firewire}
Skip parts of HW-detection (2)
knoppix no{pcmcia,scsi,swap,udev}
Skip parts of HW-detection (3)
knoppix nousb
Skip parts of HW-detection (4)
knoppix nousb2
Disable USB 2.x extension
knoppix noideraid
Disable IDE-Raiddisk detection
knoppix pnpbios=off
No PnP Bios initialization
knoppix acpi=off
Disable ACPI Bios completely
knoppix acpi=force
FORCE ACPI Bios initialization
failsafe
Boot with (almost) no HW-detection
knoppix pci=irqmask=0x0e98
Try this, if PS/2 mouse doesn’t work *)
knoppix pci=bios
Workaround for bad PCI controllers
knoppix ide2=0x180 nopcmcia
Boot from PCMCIA-CD-Rom (some notebooks)
knoppix mem=128M
Specify Memory size in MByte
knoppix dma
Enable DMA accelleration for ALL IDE-Drives
knoppix noeject
Do NOT eject CD after halt
knoppix noprompt
Do NOT prompt to remove the CD
knoppix vga=normal
No-framebuffer mode, but X
knoppix blind
Start Braille-Terminal (no X)
knoppix brltty=type,port,table
Parameters for Braille device
knoppix wheelmouse
Enable IMPS/2 protocol for wheelmice
knoppix nowheelmouse
Force plain PS/2 protocol for PS/2-mouse
fb1280x1024
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (1)
fb1024x768
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (2)
fb800x600
Use fixed framebuffer graphics (3)
knoppix keyboard=us xkeyboard=us
Use different keyboard (text/X)
knoppix splash
Boot with fancy background splashscreen + animations + progress bar
knoppix toram
Copy CD to RAM and run from there
knoppix tohd=/dev/hda1
Copy CD to HD partition and run from there
knoppix fromhd
Skip checking for Knoppix on CD-ROM
knoppix fromhd=/dev/hda1
Boot from previously copied CD-Image
knoppix bootfrom=/dev/hda1
Access Image then boot from previously copied CD-Image (enables booting from NTFS / ReiserFS)
knoppix bootfrom=/dev/hda1/KNX.iso
Access image, boot from ISO-Image
knoppix knoppix_dir=KNOPPIX
Directory to search for on the CD
knoppix knoppix_name=KNOPPIX
Cloop-File to search for on the CD
knoppix testcd
Check CD data integrity and md5sums
expert
Interactive setup for experts
debug
Debug boot process
