Boot parameters, also known as kernel parameters, are commands that you can enter to customize the boot process of MiniOS. They can be used to disable hardware detection, start MiniOS from a specific device, and more.

• Press Esc during the MiniOS boot sequence to access the boot menu.
• Press Tab to edit the boot options.
• Enter your desired parameters and press Enter to boot.

• Press E when you see the grub menu.
• Edit the boot parameters at the end of the command line.
• Press F10 to boot with the new settings.

The table below lists the boot parameters available in MiniOS, their functions, and examples of how to use them.

Parameter	Description	Example Usage	Available in Version
from	Loads MiniOS data from a specified directory, device, or ISO file.	from=/minios/ from=/Downloads/minios.iso from=http://domain.com/minios.iso from=/dev/sr0/minios from=/dev/disk/by-label/MyFlash/minios from=askdisk from=askdisk/customdir	4.1, 5.0
load	Enables loading of specified .sb modules using a regular expression. Works in conjunction with the toram=trim command, allowing only selected modules to be loaded into RAM.	load=00-core load=core,minios,kernel,firmware load=00,01,02 load=00-03	4.1, 5.0
noload	Disables loading of specified .sb modules using a regular expression. Works together with toram=trim command allowing to exclude selected modules from loading into RAM.	noload=05-xfce-apps noload=xfce-apps,firefox noload=05,06 noload=04-06	4.1, 5.0
nosound	Disables sound at startup. (Only applicable in the Fluxbox environment.)	nosound	4.1 (Fluxbox only)
perchdir	Selects a profile or performs an action with a profile. Accepts the profile number or the keywords resume (resume previous session), new (start a new session), or ask (select session at startup). If omitted, MiniOS starts in "clean" mode.	perchdir=1 perchdir=resume perchdir=new perchdir=ask perchdir=/dev/sda1/changes perchdir=/dev/disk/by-label/MyFlash/changes perchdir=askdisk perchdir=askdisk/customdir	4.1, 5.0
perchsize	Sets the size of the DynFileFS virtual file system (in MB), used for storing data on non-Linux file systems (e.g., FAT32, NTFS). Defaults to 16GB. Use this option if your target disk is smaller.	perchsize=4000 perchsize=32000	4.1, 5.0
perchmode	Save mode for persistent changes. native (default) - storing data as is on POSIX-compatible file systems; dynfilefs - storing data in dynamically expandable image files; raw - storing data in a fixed-size image file.	perchmode=native perchmode=dynfilefs perchmode=raw	4.1, 5.0
toram	Copies the system to RAM. Can take trim and full values. If specified without parameters, it defaults to trim in 4.1 and full from 5.0. trim - only necessary data is copied, considering load and noload filters. If perch parameters are specified, changes are also loaded. full - the entire minios folder is loaded, excluding changes unless perch is specified.	toram toram=trim toram=full	4.1, 5.0
text	Disables the X server and starts in text console mode.	text	4.1, 5.0
debug	Enables debugging output during startup.	debug	4.1, 5.0
nozram	Disables zram swap.	nozram	4.1, 5.0
zramsize	Sets the zram swap size (in MB).	zramsize=512 zramsize=2048	4.1, 5.0
zramcomp	Specifies the zram compression algorithm. Available options for Debian 12: lzo, lzo-rle, lz4, lz4hc, zstd. Defaults to lzo-rle.	zramcomp=lzo zramcomp=lz4	4.1, 5.0
default_target/default-target	Sets the default systemd target. In 4.1 uses default_target, in 5.0 supports both default_target and default-target.	default_target=graphical (4.1) default-target=multi-user (5.0) default_target=rescue (both)	4.1, 5.0
enable_services/enable-services	Enables specified systemd services at boot. In 4.1 uses enable_services, in 5.0 supports both enable_services and enable-services.	enable_services=ssh,firewalld (4.1) enable-services=ssh,docker (5.0) enable_services=ssh (both)	4.1, 5.0
disable_services/disable-services	Disables specified systemd services at boot. In 4.1 uses disable_services, in 5.0 supports both disable_services and disable-services.	disable_services=docker (4.1) disable-services=apache2 (5.0) disable_services=nginx (both)	4.1, 5.0
ssh_key	Specifies the name of the SSH public key file located in the system folder on the boot media (alongside the .sb modules). Defaults to authorized_keys. In 5.0 it's always authorized_keys	ssh_key=my_public_keys	4.1
scripts	Controls execution of scripts in the minios/scripts folder. If scripts are present and this option is true (or omitted), they are executed alphabetically in interactive mode on tty2 after reaching the multi-user target (init 3). If the default target is graphical, switch to tty2 manually using Ctrl+Alt+F2. Setting this to false prevents script execution.	scripts=true scripts=false	4.1
cloud	Enables cloud-init mode.	cloud	4.1
hide_credentials	Hides login credentials displayed as a hint in the console during startup.	hide_credentials	4.1
autologin	Enables or disables automatic login. Enabled by default.	autologin=true autologin=false	4.1
novirtres	Disables automatic screen resolution changes in virtual machines. The default resolution in virtual machines is 1280x800. (Only applicable in the XFCE environment.)	novirtres	4.1, 5.0 (XFCE only)
virtres	Sets the screen resolution in virtual machines (width x height). (Only applicable in the XFCE environment.)	virtres=1920x1080 virtres=1024x768	4.1, 5.0 (XFCE only)
root_password	Sets the root user password.	root_password=toor	4.1
user_name	Sets the user name. Currently, only root or live are supported. If set to root, no user profile is created and user_password is ignored.	user_name=live	4.1
user_password	Sets the user password.	user_password=evil	4.1
host_name	Sets the system hostname.	host_name=minios	4.1
components	Specifies which live-config components to run.	components=hostname,user-setup,sudo	5.0
nocomponents	Specifies which live-config components NOT to run.	nocomponents=anacron,apport	5.0
hostname	Sets the system hostname.	hostname=minios	5.0
username	Sets the username for autologin.	username=live	5.0
user-default-groups	Sets default groups for the user.	user-default-groups=audio,cdrom,video	5.0
user-fullname	Sets the full name of the user.	user-fullname="MiniOS Live User"	5.0
root-password	Sets the root password in plain text.	root-password=toor	5.0
root-password-crypted	Sets the root password in crypted form.	root-password-crypted=$y$j9T$...	5.0
user-password	Sets the user password in plain text.	user-password=live	5.0
user-password-crypted	Sets the user password in crypted form.	user-password-crypted=$y$j9T$...	5.0
locales	Sets the system locale.	locales=en_US.UTF-8	4.1, 5.0
timezone	Sets the system timezone.	timezone=Europe/Berlin	4.1, 5.0
keyboard-model	Sets the keyboard model.	keyboard-model=pc105	4.1, 5.0
keyboard-layouts	Sets the keyboard layouts (comma-separated).	keyboard-layouts=us,de	4.1, 5.0
keyboard-variants	Sets the keyboard variants (comma-separated).	keyboard-variants=,dvorak	4.1, 5.0
keyboard-options	Sets keyboard options.	keyboard-options=grp:alt_shift_toggle	4.1, 5.0
noroot	Disables sudo and policykit privileges.	noroot	5.0
noautologin	Disables both console and graphical autologin.	noautologin	5.0
nottyautologin	Disables console autologin only.	nottyautologin	5.0
nox11autologin	Disables graphical autologin only.	nox11autologin	5.0
xorg-driver	Sets the xorg driver instead of autodetecting.	xorg-driver=nouveau	5.0
xorg-resolution	Sets the xorg resolution instead of autodetecting.	xorg-resolution=1920x1080	5.0
module-mode	Sets the live configuration module mode. When set to "merged", dynamically integrates configuration changes.	module-mode=merged	5.0
hooks	Executes arbitrary files from filesystem, medium, or URLs.	hooks=filesystem hooks=http://example.com/script.sh	5.0

Separate commands with spaces. See the man bootparam reference pages for additional kernel parameters common to all Linux distributions.

For detailed information about live-config parameters, see live-config.