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.

Legend:

• 🔒 One-time only - Applied only on first boot, cannot be changed on subsequent boots
• 🔄 Reconfigurable - Can be changed on every boot and reapplied

Parameter	Reconfigurable	Description	Example Usage
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
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,kernel,firmware load=00,01,02 load=00-03
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
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
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
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
toram	🔄	Copies the system to RAM. Can take trim and full values. If specified without parameters, it defaults to full. 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
text	🔄	Disables the X server and starts in text console mode.	text
automount	🔄	Enables automatic mounting of storage devices.	automount
debug	🔄	Enables debugging output during startup.	debug
nozram	🔄	Disables zram swap.	nozram
zramsize	🔄	Sets the zram swap size (in MB).	zramsize=512 zramsize=2048
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
default-target	🔄	Sets the default systemd target.	default-target=multi-user default-target=rescue
enable-services	🔄	Enables specified systemd services at boot.	enable-services=ssh,docker enable-services=ssh
disable-services	🔄	Disables specified systemd services at boot.	disable-services=apache2 disable-services=nginx
novirtres	🔄	Disables automatic screen resolution changes in virtual machines. The default resolution in virtual machines is 1280x800. (Only applicable in the XFCE environment.)	novirtres
virtres	🔄	Sets the screen resolution in virtual machines (width x height). (Only applicable in the XFCE environment.)	virtres=1920x1080 virtres=1024x768
components	🔄	Specifies which live-config components to run.	components=hostname,user-setup,sudo
nocomponents	🔄	Specifies which live-config components NOT to run.	nocomponents=anacron,apport
hostname	🔄	Sets the system hostname.	hostname=minios
username	🔒	Sets the username for autologin.	username=live
user-default-groups	🔒	Sets default groups for the user.	user-default-groups=audio,cdrom,video
user-fullname	🔒	Sets the full name of the user.	user-fullname="MiniOS Live User"
root-password	🔒	Sets the root password in plain text.	root-password=toor
root-password-crypted	🔒	Sets the root password in crypted form.	root-password-crypted=$y$j9T$...
user-password	🔒	Sets the user password in plain text.	user-password=live
user-password-crypted	🔒	Sets the user password in crypted form.	user-password-crypted=$y$j9T$...
locales	🔄	Sets the system locale.	locales=en_US.UTF-8
timezone	🔄	Sets the system timezone.	timezone=Europe/Berlin
keyboard-model	🔄	Sets the keyboard model.	keyboard-model=pc105
keyboard-layouts	🔄	Sets the keyboard layouts (comma-separated).	keyboard-layouts=us,de
keyboard-variants	🔄	Sets the keyboard variants (comma-separated).	keyboard-variants=,dvorak
keyboard-options	🔄	Sets keyboard options.	keyboard-options=grp:alt_shift_toggle
noroot	🔒	Disables sudo and policykit privileges.	noroot
noautologin	🔄	Disables both console and graphical autologin.	noautologin
nottyautologin	🔄	Disables console autologin only.	nottyautologin
nox11autologin	🔄	Disables graphical autologin only.	nox11autologin
xorg-driver	🔄	Sets the xorg driver instead of autodetecting.	xorg-driver=nouveau
xorg-resolution	🔄	Sets the xorg resolution instead of autodetecting.	xorg-resolution=1920x1080
module-mode	🔄	Sets the live configuration module mode. When set to "merged", dynamically integrates configuration changes.	module-mode=merged
hooks	🔄	Executes arbitrary files from filesystem, medium, or URLs.	hooks=filesystem hooks=http://example.com/script.sh

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.