Troubleshooting the Boot Process
Boot Options for Debugging
bp
set a breakpoint in linuxrc script
db+
enable limited linuxrc debugging
db-
disable limited linuxrc debugging
debug
puts kernel in debug mode
delay
wait "delay" seconds before looking for the linuxfs file
mem
pretend system has less memory
nodeb
don’t install .deb files from the deb/ subdirectory
noetc
don’t load /etc files from the etc/ subdirectory
pk
control kernel messages during bootstrap
pki
control kernel messages at start of init
quiet
turn off many kernel messages
rootdelay
wait this many seconds before booting
verbose
the level of verbosity
wait
wait "wait" seconds before running init