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#### 16.3.38 linux

Command: linux file … ¶

  Load a Linux kernel image from file. The rest of the line is passed verbatim as the kernel command-line. Any initrd must be reloaded after using this command (see initrd).

  On x86 systems, the kernel will be booted using the 32-bit boot protocol. Note that this means that the ‘`vga=`’ boot option will not work; if you want to set a special video mode, you will need to use GRUB commands such as ‘`set gfxpayload=1024x768`’ or ‘`set gfxpayload=keep`’ (to keep the same mode as used in GRUB) instead. GRUB can automatically detect some uses of ‘`vga=`’ and translate them to appropriate settings of ‘`gfxpayload`’. The `linux16` command (see linux16) avoids this restriction.