KNOPPIX Boot Options or cheat codes; Here is a comprehensive list of available Knoppix boot command options. Cheat codes, also known as boot codes enable you to modify the boot parameters and are used to pass booting options to KNOPPIX. This can often help get a computer booting and running stable on even the most difficult hardware.
KNOPPIX Boot Options and their Purpose
KNOPPIX Cheat Codes example: knoppix lang=en desktop=gnome
Any of the KNOPPIX boot options, cheat codes or boot command parameters from the following list, can be combined to work from the boot prompt.
| Knoppix Boot Option | Boot Option Function |
|---|---|
| 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 with 32-bit Kernel |
| knoppix64 | Knoppix with 64-bit Kernel |
| knoppix 2 | Runlevel 2, Text mode only |
| knoppix init=/bin/bash | Start bash as process 1 instead of init |
| 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 IRQ routing only |
| knoppix acpi=force | FORCE ACPI Bios initialization |
| knoppix noacpid | Do not start ACPI event daemon |
| failsafe | Boot with (almost) no HW-detection |
| knoppix pci=irqmask=0x0e98 | Try this if PS/2 mouse doesn't work * |