fix cmdline update to not overwrite root param

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 249d7fd..0f1ad5b 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ sudo passwd -l root >/dev/null
 # Copy basic configuration files safely
 sudo cp -v ./etc/keyd/keyd.conf /etc/keyd/
 sudo cp --backup=numbered -v ./etc/pacman.conf /etc/
-sudo cp --backup=numbered -v ./etc/kernel/cmdline /etc/kernel/
 sudo cp -v ./etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-security.conf /etc/modprobe.d/
 sudo cp -v ./etc/pam.d/system-local-login /etc/pam.d/
 sudo cp -v ./etc/pam.d/system-login /etc/pam.d/
@@ -107,6 +106,33 @@ if [ -f "./etc/fstab" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Append kernel command-line parameters before 'quiet splash'
+EXTRA_PARAMS=$(tr '\n' ' ' < ./etc/kernel/cmdline | xargs)
+
+if [ -n "$EXTRA_PARAMS" ]; then
+    TARGET_CONTENT=$(cat /etc/kernel/cmdline)
+
+    # Check if the extra parameters are already present to ensure idempotency
+    if [[ "$TARGET_CONTENT" != *"$EXTRA_PARAMS"* ]]; then
+        log_info "Inserting custom parameters into /etc/kernel/cmdline..."
+
+        # Create a numbered backup before modifying
+        sudo cp --backup=numbered /etc/kernel/cmdline /etc/kernel/cmdline.bak
+
+        if [[ "$TARGET_CONTENT" == *"quiet splash"* ]]; then
+            NEW_CMDLINE="${TARGET_CONTENT/quiet splash/$EXTRA_PARAMS quiet splash}"
+        else
+            # Fallback: append to the end if 'quiet splash' is not found
+            NEW_CMDLINE="${TARGET_CONTENT} ${EXTRA_PARAMS}"
+        fi
+
+        # Normalize whitespace and save back to /etc/kernel/cmdline
+        echo "$NEW_CMDLINE" | xargs | sudo tee /etc/kernel/cmdline > /dev/null
+    else
+        log_info "Custom kernel parameters already present in /etc/kernel/cmdline. Skipping."
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Configure UFW Firewall
 log_info "Configuring UFW Firewall..."
 sudo ufw default deny incoming