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GeoffC
Can someone point me to an explanation of the “F” in the “disable=lxF” boot options on the live-USB boot screen. I can’t find reference to it in the docs.
Is it to do with this? –>
https://antixlinux.com/forum-archive/happyjoy-simple-way-to-prevent-root-sudo-firefox-l-t6569.htmlIf so, why is it “F” (enable?), not “f”.
Anonymous
The disable= letter values are detailed in the following two online docs.
AFAIK, the letter ‘F’ is not among the recognized options.
That 2016 discussion you linked to, it was just banter, did not result in a new option being implemented.this doc is a copy of the content from the AntiX liveboot LegacyBIOS “F1 Help” screens:
http://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html>If so, why is it [uppercase suggests ENABLE]
disable=
Yeah, the docs do show LXM as uppercase.This line of code may (or may be outdated) accurately reflect the full set of recognized options…
https://gitlab.com/antiX-Linux/Xlated-initrd/-/blob/master/init#L40
DISABLE_SERVICES_OPTS=”[aAdgkilLmnNPrsSvVwWx]+”antiX 17 and 19, one or both of the following utilities should be present to assist unpacking the initrd
/usr/local/lib/cli-shell-utils/bin/unpack-initrd
/usr/local/bin/ps_initrd.sh
You can view the unpacked “init” file in a text editor and search for the DISABLE_SERVICES_OPTS=
to see firsthand the full set of recognized options on your (antiX19? 17?) system.
Xecure
These are the contents inside the init related to disable boot option found in a README file.
A list of actual services that have been disabled is available in the file "/etc/live/config/disabled". You can enable and disable services after you boot with the "services" command. a disable acpid service A Enable acpid service B Enable bootclean.sh service (disabled by default) c disable connmand service d [nodbus] disable dbus service g disable gpm service (mouse on virtual consoles) i disable ifplugd service l [lean] disable "lean" services (see below) L Enabled syslogd service m [mean] disable "mean" services (see below) n disable nfs service N Enable ntpd service (disbabled by default) P Enable pamd service (disabled by default) r [norepo] don't localize repos based on timezone s [nosavestate] don't save state on live-usb systems S [savestate] DO save state on live-usb systems v disable VirtualBox services V Don't blacklist fb modules, nvidiafb, etc. [vboxdecor] Enable fbcondecor in Virtual Box x [Xtralean] disable "Xtra-lean" services (see below) Y Enable Plymouth (disabled by default) Note 1: Virtual Box services are enabled automatically when run on Virtual Box and disabled automatically when not. Note 2: If a laptop is detected then acpid and wicd are excluded from the list of lean services. They can still be disabled on with "a" and "w". Lean Services (l): acpi-support cpufrequtils loadcpufreq rsyslog acpid cron nfs-common saned bluetooth cups rpcbind smartmontools bootlogs irqbalance rsync ssh Xtralean Services (x): cryptdisks mountnfs-bootclean.sh cryptdisks-early pppd-dns hwclock.sh ufw lm-sensors urandom Mean Services (m): avahi-daemon nfs-kernel-server dnsmasq ntp ifplugd pppd-dns mountnfs-bootclean.sh resolvconf mountnfs.sh rpcbind network-manager smbd networking ufw nfs-commonI have been studying the boot parameters, and many of them are documented (good), but only inside the init project. I am trying to organize them and add them to the wiki, but got distracted by other things.
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.Thanks both of you for taking the time to field my query. I had actually encountered all three of these documents myself before writing my question but none of them mentioned an “F” option. The /live/README file is a great help. The uppercase options it lists for enabling services is why I mentioned that in my initial query.
The reason I am asking about “disable=lxF” is because I built a live usb from the (Oct 15th) antiX-19.3_386-full.iso and OOTB it has boot options “quiet splasht disable=lxF”. I had a few problems due to my lack of understanding of the implications of the “lx” options, so I thought it would be a good idea to find out what the “F” option does too.
Has it just been included by mistake then?
anticapitalista
The ‘F’ relates to enabling fbcondecor on all virtual consoles when running ‘live’
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Oh, great! Thanks for clearing that up – now we all know, lol 🙂
anticapitalista
Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6 (from desktop) will show the fbcondecor ‘screen’
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Oh, I see! Multiple virtual consoles with border and theme variations to distinguish them.
For other noobs – Ctrl + Alt + F7 to return to the desktop (so you don’t have to give up and reboot like I did, lol)
(wondering whether I have reversed the enabled/disabled)
Is the following correct?If so, I will insert into antiX-Gfxboot doc
and a line within that README (live-initrd.gz git project repo) and will send merge requests.
(hmm, someone will still need to add it into the antiX bootcodes FAQ page)
disable=F
means
Enable fbcondecor (console decoration)ok
anticapitalista
disable=F means enable fbcondecor (console decoration)
Capital letters enable, lower-case letters disable.
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