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The cheatcodes are some special boot parameters used to alter the boot process of NimbleX. To use this cheatcodes you have to enter them at the “boot:” prompt that appears at the bottom of the first graphics when the CD boots. Here is a listing of the most important cheatcodes:
Boots NimbleX without starting the graphical user interface. Very useful for old computers, experienced users and people who want to learn linux.
- boot: linux toram
- boot: linux copy2ram
Copies all the CD to RAM. The boot process will last a little longer but using this command leaves the CD-ROM free and makes NimbleX amazingly faster.
Disables ACPI support and helps when NimbleX refuses to boot
boot: linux nohotplug
Disables almost all hardware autodetection in the case of hangups. You’ll then have to use the modprobe command individually on each device you want to use.
Skips pcmcia hardware detection in the case of hangups.
Skips agp hardware detection in the case of hangups.
Enables debug mode. Recommended for advanced users when the system refuses to boot normally.
- boot: linux passwd=newpass
- boot: linux passwd=ask
Changes the root password to “newpass” or asks for a new password at boot prompt. This cheatcode is recommended when you are connected in a network.
Disables the guest user account.
- boot: linux changes=/dev/device
Usually all changes you made in NimbleX are kept in memory until you reboot. With this boot parameter, NimbleX uses a different device then memory for storing changes. You can, for example, format a disk partition like /dev/hda1 with some Linux filesystem (eg. ext3) and then use changes=/dev/hda1 to store all changes to that disk. This way you won't loose your changes after reboot.
Enable floppy automounting during startup. This option also causes that settings saved by "configsave" command will be restored from the floppy diskette too.
Loads optional modules from /optional/ directory on the CD. This can be useful with some modules that have scripts which run at boot time.
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