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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-01-06 11:49:12 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-01-06 11:49:12 +0000
commit0fc8674cbb97acd33628c580422c642c926c260a (patch)
treefd48d507b81388b3859188d6cc7e5ad36d29d085
parent0152270e31d49263216b2187efc0e8ecb95c9540 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-0fc8674cbb97acd33628c580422c642c926c260a.zip
Update boot instructions for PReP machines based on a patch from Ulrich Teichert (#405705)
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml
index 434973f98..240f49ff2 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
<para>
Currently, the only &arch-title; subarchitectures that support CD-ROM
-booting are PReP and New World PowerMacs. On PowerMacs, hold the
-<keycap>c</keycap> key, or else the combination of
+booting are PReP (though not all systems) and New World PowerMacs.
+On PowerMacs, hold the <keycap>c</keycap> key, or else the combination of
<keycap>Command</keycap>, <keycap>Option</keycap>,
<keycap>Shift</keycap>, and <keycap>Delete</keycap>
keys together while booting to boot from the CD-ROM.
@@ -189,7 +189,10 @@ boot monitor (see <xref linkend="invoking-openfirmware"/>) and
use the command <command>boot enet:0</command>. PReP and CHRP boxes
may have different ways of addressing the network. On a PReP machine,
you should try
-<userinput>boot <replaceable>server_ipaddr</replaceable>,<replaceable>file</replaceable>,<replaceable>client_ipaddr</replaceable></userinput>.
+<userinput>boot net:<replaceable>server_ipaddr</replaceable>,<replaceable>file</replaceable>,<replaceable>client_ipaddr</replaceable></userinput>.
+On some PReP systems (e.g. Motorola PowerStack machines) the command
+<userinput>help boot</userinput> may give a description of syntax and
+available options.
</para>
</sect2>