Boot Parameters for Debian Live
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Updated for live-initramfs 1.156.1-1 on 2009-02-08.

These options (can be combined) work from the bootloader prompt:

live access=ACCESS
live console=TTY,SPEED
live debug
live fetch=URL
live hostname=HOSTNAME
live username=USER
live userfullname=USERFULLNAME
live integrity-check
live ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]  [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]*
live ip[=frommedia]
live {keyb|kbd-chooser/method}=KEYBOARD
live {klayout|console-setup/layoutcode}=LAYOUT
live {kvariant|console-setup/variantcode}=VARIANT
live {kmodel|console-setup/modelcode}=CODE
live koptions=OPTIONS
live live-getty
live {live-media|bootfrom}=DEVICE
live {live-media-encryption|encryption}=TYPE
live live-media-offset=BYTES
live live-media-path=PATH
live live-media-timeout=SECONDS
live {locale|debian-installer/locale}=LOCALE
live module=NAME
live netboot[=nfs|cifs]
live nfsopts=
live noautologin
live noxautologin
live nofastboot
live nopersistent
live nosudo
live swapon
live nouser
live noxautoconfig
live persistent[=nofiles]
live persistent-path=PATH
live {preseed/file|file}=FILE
live package/question=VALUE
live quickreboot
live showmounts
live timezone=TIMEZONE
live todisk=DEVICE
live toram
live union=aufs|unionfs
live utc=yes|no
live xdebconf
live xvideomode=RESOLUTION

Values for the vga kernel parameter:

Colours   640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
--------+--------------------------------------------------------------
 4 bits |    ?       ?     0x302      ?        ?        ?         ?
 8 bits |  0x300   0x301   0x303    0x305    0x161    0x307     0x31C
15 bits |    ?     0x310   0x313    0x316    0x162    0x319     0x31D
16 bits |    ?     0x311   0x314    0x317    0x163    0x31A     0x31E
24 bits |    ?     0x312   0x315    0x318      ?      0x31B     0x31F
32 bits |    ?       ?       ?        ?      0x164      ?

Colours   640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
--------+--------------------------------------------------------------
 4 bits |    ?       ?      770       ?        ?        ?         ?
 8 bits |   768     769     771      773      353      775       796
15 bits |    ?      784     787      790      354      793       797
16 bits |    ?      758     788      791      355      794       798
24 bits |    ?      786     789      792       ?       795       799
32 bits |    ?       ?       ?        ?       356       ?