On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 05:31:56PM -0400, John Blinka wrote
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 1:42 PM Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 01:10:56PM -0400, John Blinka wrote
> >
> > > but how does one add nomodeset to boot options, or edit boot options?
> >
> > The default ISO USB action is to wait a few seconds and then boot the
> > standard kernel. Tap "any key" (e.g. spacebar) ***BEFORE THE WAIT TIMES
> > OUT*** and then type in the line...
> >
> > gentoo nomodeset
> >
> > ...followed by the {ENTER} key. That should boot with the nomodeset
> > option
>
>
> Thanks - works like a charm! (And I learned something new.)
I should add...
1) you can enter multiple parameters on the commandline, separated by a
space. For an incomplete list of boot parameters, scroll through...
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html
2) these instructions work for a LILO boot. On a GRUB boot system, if
you want to add one-time kernel boot parameter(s), see...
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters for instructions.
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Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
