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Booting BoredOS

BoredOS uses the Limine bootloader, which provides a flexible way to configure the boot process and pass parameters to the kernel.

Boot Parameters

You can modify system behavior at startup by passing specific boot flags.

Verbose Boot (-v)

The -v flag enables the kernel console (kconsole) during the boot process. When enabled, the kernel will display detailed initialization logs on the screen. By default, this is often disabled in the included configuration for a cleaner "splash-only" boot experience.

Toggling Verbose Boot at Runtime

You can enable or disable the verbose boot log directly from the Limine boot menu without modifying the source files:

  1. Select Entry: When the Limine boot menu appears, highlight the BoredOS entry.
  2. Edit: Press E to enter the entry editor.
  3. Modify Flag: Find the line containing cmdline: -v.
    • To Enable: Remove the # character if the line is commented out (change # cmdline: -v to cmdline: -v).
    • To Disable: Add a # at the start of the line.
  4. Boot: Press F10 to boot using the modified parameters.

Persistent Configuration

To change the default behavior permanently, modify the limine.conf file in the repository root before building the ISO:

/BoredOS
    protocol: limine
    path: boot():/boredos.elf
    cmdline: -v