' vga=ext ' == 50-line TEXT mode (generic kernel parm)

' knoppix -b ' == Quick-n-dirty boot, almost no HW detection, only 1 VT; hit enter at root-password prompt and start typing commands. Good if you just need to fdisk IDE devices, activate a different partition for booting, DD stuff, and you are planning on rebooting RealFast after you're done. (You can actually Alt-SysRQ-B safely [[immediate reboot]] w/o worrying about shutting down nicely or anything, because nothing is mounted r/w at ALL - not even swap. Also works on other Linux distros.

--What does the pci=biosirq actually DO?

Quote Originally Posted by rickenbacherus
There are currently quite a few cheat codes not listed here:
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes
So if you've got one that isn't on the list and you think it's worth your time, why not post it here and perhaps they'll eventually make their way to the documentation.

Here's one:

pci=biosirq