Other Help Topics :: boot options

Good stuff. I think i found everything i need....now to play around a bit....

Any idea what the myconf|floppyconf|custom|config option is? Is this a Knoppix leftover, or can it be used to run any old script at boot time without needing to backup/restore it?

It works fine on knoppix.

I have a custom knoppix cd + (boot floppy with custom script) that I use for running the custom script automatically.

I have not tried it with DSL yet but if the code is still in the bootup scripts it should work fine.

It seems to want to work in DSL, but then fails. I get prompted for a password of at least 20 (whaa?) characters, and when entering 20 random characters I'm then told I need to specify filesystem type. I'm guessing the myconf is happening before fstab is created....but that doesn't explain the password thing.

i have tried the myconf option. i used it to set the hostname.
if i have the knoppix.sh in the SAME partition as the /KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX file, i get the same password question. but when in have the knoppix.sh in another partition it works.
i hope the option stays in. i can think of some very usefull tricks to do.

Yeah...since i'm now using a backup containing only /opt/bootlocal.sh it seems like a waste of effort to backup every time i make a change to it. It would be more convenient simply to have it as a loose file read at boot...edit and forget it.

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