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New commits: commit 4eb884b2c9a5fb9cae3695494d1732bb635ee833 Author: John J. McDonough jjmcd@fedoraproject.org Date: Thu Apr 30 15:59:44 2009 -0400
Add paragraph on disabling graphical boot
diff --git a/en-US/Boot.xml b/en-US/Boot.xml index c7bdacc..2f8f6da 100644 --- a/en-US/Boot.xml +++ b/en-US/Boot.xml @@ -3,15 +3,36 @@ ]>
<section> - <title>Fedora 11 Boot Time</title> - <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" - url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Boot%22%3Ehttps://fedoraproject.or...</ulink></remark> - <para> - To reduce boot time, the <systemitem - class="daemon">setroubleshootd</systemitem> daemon and - several small bottlenecks were removed. Regressions in using - the readahead service were removed by setting low I/O - priorities. Readahead now profiles the system every time the - RPM database changes. - </para> - </section> + <title>Fedora 11 Boot Time</title> + <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Boot%22%3Ehttps://fedoraproject.or...</ulink></remark> + <para> + To reduce boot time, the <systemitem + class="daemon">setroubleshootd</systemitem> daemon and several + small bottlenecks were removed. Regressions in using the readahead + service were removed by setting low I/O priorities. Readahead now + profiles the system every time the RPM database changes. + </para> + <section> + <title>Disabling graphical boot (Plymouth)</title> + <para> + When troubleshooting problems with graphical boot, one + step is to disable the kernel mode setting feature. + </para> + <para> + Adding <command>nomodeset</command> to the kernel boot prompt in + <code>grub</code> disables modesetting. This can be specified + during normal boot by entering the <code>GRUB</code> menu and + appending <command>nomodeset</command> to the line that begins + <code>kernel /vmlinuz...</code>. It can be disabled in + configuration by adding the <command>nomodeset</command> option + to the same line in <filename>/etc/grub.conf</filename>. + </para> + <para> + If you are having problems with the graphical boot, be sure to + file or comment on an existing bug report at <ulink type="http" + url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora" + /> under the <package>plymouth</package> component. + </para> + </section> +</section>
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