Rescuing Linux: Difference between revisions

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 The bootloader can provide command line parameters to the kernel (they can also be specified at build time, see <tt>CONFIG_CMDLINE</tt>). [[systemd]] can take many parameters off of the kernel command line.
-For more output, ensure "quiet" is not present. For still more output, add "debug".
+For more output, ensure "quiet" is not present. For still more output, add "debug=vc" (by default, <tt>debug</tt> writes to <tt>/run/initramfs/initramfs.debug</tt>; this sends it to the console).
 The root process can be specified using <tt>init=</tt> (this can also be specified at build time with <tt>CONFIG_DEFAULT_INIT</tt>).
 Note that the kernel does not by default reboot following a panic. This can be undesirable on remote machines. <tt>panic=N</tt> will reboot N seconds after a panic, if N is positive. <tt>/proc/sys/kernel/panic</tt> exposes this.
+===my video is borked===
 ==initramfs==