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-<body>
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-<!-- help=boot -->
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="help">Using the Help System</a></h3>
-
-The boot loader online help is context sensitive. It gives information
-about the selected menu item or, if you are editing boot options,
-it tries to look up information about the option in which the cursor is
-positioned.<br>
-<br>
-Navigation Keys<br><br>
-
- <em>Up Arrow</em>: highlight previous link<br>
- <em>Down Arrow</em>: highlight next link<br>
- <em>Left Arrow</em>, <em>Backspace</em>: return to previous topic<br>
- <em>Right Arrow</em>, <em>Enter</em>, <em>Space</em>: follow link<br>
- <em>Page Up</em>: scroll up one page<br>
- <em>Page Down</em>: scroll down one page<br>
- <em>Home</em>: go to page start<br>
- <em>End</em>: go to page end<br>
- <em>Esc</em>: leave help<br>
-
-<br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="keytable">Language and Keyboard Layout Selection</a></h3>
-
-Press <em>F2</em> to change language and keyboard layout the boot loader uses.
-
-<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="profile">Choose Profile</a></h3>
-
-Press <em>F3</em> to select a profile. Your system will be started using the
-configuration saved in this profile.
-
-<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="opt">Boot Options</a></h3>
-
- <a href="#o_splash">splash</a> -- influence the behavior of the splash screen<br>
- <a href="#o_apm">apm</a> -- toggle power management<br>
- <a href="#o_acpi">acpi</a> -- advanced configuration and power interface<br>
- <a href="#o_ide">ide</a> -- control the IDE subsystem<br>
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="o_splash">Kernel Options: splash</a></h3>
-
-The splash screen is the picture shown during system start-up.<br>
-<br>
-<em>splash=0</em><br>
-The splash screen is switched off. This may be useful
-with very old monitors or if some error occurs.<br>
-<br>
-<em>splash=verbose</em><br> Activates splash, kernel and boot messages are
-still shown.<br>
-<br>
-<em>splash=silent</em><br>
-Activates splash, but no messages. Instead a progress bar is drawn.<br>
-<br>
-Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="o_apm">Kernel Options: apm</a></h3>
-
-APM is one of the two power management strategies used on current
-computers. It is mainly used with laptops for functions like suspend
-to disk, but it may also be responsible for switching off the
-computer after power down. APM relies on a correct working BIOS. If
-the BIOS is broken, APM may have only limited use or even prevent the
-computer from working. Therefore, it may be switched off with the
-parameter<br><br>
-
- <em>apm=off</em> -- switch off APM completely<br><br>
-
-Some very new computers may benefit more from the newer
-<a href="#o_acpi">ACPI</a>.
-
-<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="o_acpi">Kernel Options: acpi</a></h3>
-
-ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a
-standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces
-between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, <em>acpi</em> is
-switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year
-2000. There are several commonly
-used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI:<br>
-<br>
- <em>pci=noacpi</em> -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts
- <em>acpi=oldboot</em> -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant
-for booting remain activated<br>
- <em>acpi=off</em> -- switch off ACPI completely<br>
- <em>acpi=force</em> -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated
-before 2000<br>
-<br>
-Especially on new computers, it replaces the old
-<a href="#o_apm">apm</a> system.
-
-
-<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>
-
-
-<hr><!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-<h3><a name="o_ide">Kernel Options: ide</a></h3>
-
-IDE is, unlike SCSI, commonly used in most desktop workstations.
-To circumvent some hardware problems that occur with IDE systems, use the
-kernel parameter: <br><br>
-
- <em>ide=nodma</em> -- switch off dma for IDE drives<br>
-
-
-
-<br><br>Return to <a href="#opt">Boot Options</a>.
-
-</body></html>