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| == If SliTaz LiveCD Does Not Start == | == If SliTaz LiveCD Does Not Start == | ||
| - | In most cases, your computer is already configured to boot from the CD-ROM. If the SliTaz splash screen does not appear, you can change the boot order via the BIOS set-up interface. This is different with each computer but can often be done by pressing a key such as the F11, F12, Esc button directly after turning on, before your operating system starts. You can then change the boot sequence and settings so that the CD-ROM comes first. Finally, save your changes before leaving the BIOS configuration interface. | + | In most cases, your computer is already configured to boot from the CD-ROM. If the SliTaz splash screen does not appear, you can change the boot order via the BIOS set-up interface. This is different with each computer but can often be done by pressing a key such as the F11, F12 or Esc button directly after turning on, before your operating system starts. With some BIOS's you can use the 'Boot Selection Popup' by pressing a F key (eg. F8). You can then change the boot sequence and settings so that the CD-ROM comes first. Finally, save your changes before leaving the BIOS configuration interface. |
| When the SliTaz Live media starts, the splash image will be presented. This is the //isolinux// boot-loader, which affects options to start SliTaz. You can just press ENTER to use the default settings, or enter options. | When the SliTaz Live media starts, the splash image will be presented. This is the //isolinux// boot-loader, which affects options to start SliTaz. You can just press ENTER to use the default settings, or enter options. | ||
| - | <note tip>Pressing F1 through F4 at the boot-splash will display help and information.</note> | + | <note tip>Selecting Help & Options at the boot-splash will display help and information.</note> |
| When the loading process has finished, you can log-in to the desktop as the //tux// user, without any password. To use the administrator account, or **root**, you can start a Terminal and type the command //su//. The default password is **root**. | When the loading process has finished, you can log-in to the desktop as the //tux// user, without any password. To use the administrator account, or **root**, you can start a Terminal and type the command //su//. The default password is **root**. | ||
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| The SliTaz LiveCD accepts various boot options at the prompt. There are two types of options: options handled by SliTaz software and those generally handled by the Linux kernel. | The SliTaz LiveCD accepts various boot options at the prompt. There are two types of options: options handled by SliTaz software and those generally handled by the Linux kernel. | ||
| - | The options for SliTaz are used by various start-up scripts; the parameters such as the VGA mode are managed directly by the Kernel (kernel boot parameters). To pass options at start-up, just precede your commands with //slitaz// when the splash screen and **boot:** prompt is displayed. For example, | + | The options for SliTaz are used by various start-up scripts; the parameters such as the VGA mode are managed directly by the Kernel (kernel boot parameters). To pass options at start-up, either press TAB at the language selection screen or just precede your commands with //slitaz// when the splash screen and **boot:** prompt is displayed. For example: |
| - | <code> slitaz vga=791 no387</code> | + | <code>slitaz modprobe=nvidia nomodeset</code> |
| <note tip>The Linux kernel keeps options that were passed. These can be seen in the text file ///proc/cmdline//. You can view this information by running the command: | <note tip>The Linux kernel keeps options that were passed. These can be seen in the text file ///proc/cmdline//. You can view this information by running the command: | ||
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| ^ //16,8M// | 786 | 789 | 792 | 795 | 799 | | ^ //16,8M// | 786 | 789 | 792 | 795 | 799 | | ||
| + | <note tip> vga=normal lets the system set a working resolution automatically.</note> | ||
| <note tip>Once the system has started you have access to six pseudo-terminals via the key combinations Ctrl+Alt+F1 through Ctrl+Alt+F6. The key combination Ctrl+Alt+F7 and upwards are reserved for graphical output.</note> | <note tip>Once the system has started you have access to six pseudo-terminals via the key combinations Ctrl+Alt+F1 through Ctrl+Alt+F6. The key combination Ctrl+Alt+F7 and upwards are reserved for graphical output.</note> | ||
| === Slitaz Parameters === | === Slitaz Parameters === | ||
| * **home=usb** | * **home=usb** | ||
| - | * Specifies a /home directory to use within the Live environment. This will include your bookmarks, downloads and desktop customisations. To store your data permanently, you need USB media with a partition formatted in ext3; see the [[en:handbook:liveusb|Live USB]] page for more information. In most cases **home=usb** can be used for //sdb1//, or **home=**//devname// where the equivilent /dev node can be specified. Note that you can also specify the device using the partition UUID or label by using ** home=* **. Example: | + | * Specifies a /home directory to use within the Live environment. This will include your bookmarks, downloads and desktop customisations. To store your data permanently, you need USB media with a partition formatted in ext3; see the [[en:guides:persistence_splash|persistence]] page for more information. In most cases **home=usb** can be used for //sdb1//, or **home=**//devname// where the equivalent /dev node can be specified. Note that you can also specify the device using the partition UUID or label by using ** home=* **. Example: |
| <code>slitaz home=sdb1 </code> | <code>slitaz home=sdb1 </code> | ||
| - | * **Prepare USB media** | + | * **Prepare USB media** |
| - | + | * All USB media can formatted in the native Linux ext3 filesystem. Ext3 is a journalised, stable filesystem, it allows you to keep permissions on all files and is much more secure than the default Windows FAT32 filesystem. To format USB media you have a few options: the command line with mkfs.ext3, the tazusb utility or graphically with Gparted. To get a full list of available partitions including the USB drive you can use the command fdisk -l and then format. Example: | |
| - | All USB media can formatted in the native Linux ext3 filesystem. Ext3 is a journaled, stable filesystem, it allows you to keep permissions on all files and is much more secure than the default Windows FAT32 filesystem. To format USB media you have a few options: the command line with mkfs.ext3, the tazusb utility or graphically with Gparted. To get a full list of available partitions including the USB drive you can use the command fdisk -l and then format. Example: | + | |
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| fdisk -l | fdisk -l | ||
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| ===== The Desktop ===== | ===== The Desktop ===== | ||
| - | When the system has finished its initialization, the screen is cleared and the login prompt (Slim) is displayed. You can choose here to login as the regular //tux// account (without a password) or as the admisitrative //root// account (with the **root** password). | + | When the system has finished its initialization, the screen is cleared and the login prompt (Slim) is displayed. You can choose here to login as the regular //tux// account (without a password) or as the administrative //root// account (with the **root** password). |
| The desktop is powered by //Openbox//. You can start applications from the menu at the lower-left of the screen. Applications are classified by category and are available in English. Menu, theme and wallpaper can all easily be changed to your needs/preferences, and personal settings and data can be stored on various USB media (Flash key, SD card, etc). | The desktop is powered by //Openbox//. You can start applications from the menu at the lower-left of the screen. Applications are classified by category and are available in English. Menu, theme and wallpaper can all easily be changed to your needs/preferences, and personal settings and data can be stored on various USB media (Flash key, SD card, etc). | ||
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| - | ^ Page Review Section ^^ | + | ^ Page Review Section ^^ |
| |Quality| Good | | |Quality| Good | | ||
| |Review| Minor Updates | | |Review| Minor Updates | | ||
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| |Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]] | |Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]] | ||
| |::: | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]| | |::: | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]| | ||
| - | |How to Improve| ? | | + | |How to improve| ? | |
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