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[[!meta title="Modifying the boot options using the Boot Loader"]]
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The Boot Loader is the first screen that appears when Tails starts.
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You can use the Boot Loader to modify the *boot options*. Boot options are special parameters used to troubleshoot or work around hardware support problems. For example, our [[list of known issues with graphics cards|support/known_issues/graphics]] documents boot options for different graphics cards.
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<p>It is currently impossible to change boot options permanently.</p>
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<p>See [[!tails_ticket 18268]] for workarounds.</p>
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Depending on the computer, the Boot Loader might be either *GRUB* or *SYSLINUX*.
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<a id="syslinux"></a>
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Using *SYSLINUX*
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This is what *SYSLINUX* looks like:
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/syslinux.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Black screen ('SYSLINUX') with Tails
logo and 2 options: 'Tails' and 'Tails (Troubleshooting Mode)'."]]
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<p>If your Boot Loader looks different, refer to our instructions below on
modifying the boot options [[using GRUB|boot_options#grub]].</p>
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To modify the boot options in *SYSLINUX*:
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Press **Tab** when *SYSLINUX* appears.
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A command line with a list
of boot options appears at the bottom of the screen.
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[[!img syslinux-with-options.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="SYSLINUX with
a list of options starting with '/live/vmlinuz' at the bottom"]]
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Modify the boot options as needed.
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To add a boot option, press <span class="keycap">Space</span> and type the boot option that you
want to add.
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If you want to add more than one boot option, type them one after the
other and separate them with a <span class="keycap">Space</span>.
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<a id="grub"></a>
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Using *GRUB*
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