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Difference between revisions of "Boot-args (iBoot variable)"
|  (Reformatted into a table) | m (rd/rootdev confusion; I don't backlight-level is a boot-arg, only an env variable) | ||
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| ! Description | ! Description | ||
| ! Notes | ! Notes | ||
| − | |- | ||
| − | | backlight-level=# | ||
| − | | <code>1</code>-<code>128</code> | ||
| − | | Set LCD backlight level | ||
| − | |  | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | debug=# | | debug=# | ||
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| | rd=? | | rd=? | ||
| | <code>'md#'</code> | | <code>'md#'</code> | ||
| − | | Specify  | + | | Specify the root device to boot from | 
| − | | Used when [[Restore Process|restoring]] | + | | Used when [[Restore Process|restoring]]; same as <code>rootdev</code> | 
| + | |- | ||
| + | | rootdev=? | ||
| + | | <code>'md#'</code> | ||
| + | | Specify the root device to boot from | ||
| + | | Same as <code>rd</code> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| | serial=# | | serial=# | ||
Latest revision as of 21:15, 9 June 2020
These are boot arguments that the iOS kernel accepts. These can be booted with a patched iBoot; untethered BootROM jailbreaks such as redsn0w and checkra1n do this when you set custom boot-args.
Known Boot Arguments
| boot-arg | Values | Description | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| debug=# | 0x09: Kernel debugging | Set kernel debug options | |
| nand-enable-reformat=# | 0,1 | Set whether or not to reformat NAND when restoring | Used when restoring | 
| pmd=#.# | Start/end address of ramdisk | Specify a ramdisk in memory to boot from | Used in the Ramdisk Hack | 
| -progress | N/A | Enable progress bar when restoring | Used when restoring | 
| rd=? | 'md#' | Specify the root device to boot from | Used when restoring; same as rootdev | 
| rootdev=? | 'md#' | Specify the root device to boot from | Same as rd | 
| serial=# | 3: Debug output over serial | Set serial debug options | Same as debug-uarts | 
| -v | N/A | Enable verbose booting | 
