Document installation procedure for SS4000-E

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@@ -112,4 +112,77 @@ tool</ulink> for Windows to upgrade the firmware via the network.
 </para>
     </sect4>
    </sect3>
+   <sect3 arch="arm" id="boot-firmware-ss4000e"><title>Booting the SS4000-E</title>
+    <para>
+Due to limitations in the SS4000-E firmware, it unfortunately is not
+possible to boot the installer without the use of a serial port at
+this time. To boot the installer, you will need a serial nullmodem
+cable; a computer with a serial port<footnote
+id='arm-s4ke-port'><para>a USB serial converter will also
+work</para></footnote>; and a ribbon cable with a male DB9 connector
+at one end, and a 10-pin .1" IDC header at the other<footnote
+id='arm-s4k-rib'><para>this cable is often found in older desktop
+machines with builtin 9-pin serial ports</para></footnote>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+To boot the SS4000-E, first load the Debian-provided firmware image
+(ss4000e.pkg) through the SS4000-E's web interface (go to
+'administration', then to 'firmware', and upload the image). Next,
+use your serial nullmodem cable and the ribbon cable to connect to the
+serial port of the SS4000-E, and reboot the machine. You need to use a
+serial terminal application to communicate with the machine; a good
+option on a Debian GNU/Linux is to use the <command>cu</command>
+program, in the package of the same name. Assuming the serial port on
+your computer is to be found on <file>/dev/ttyS0</file>, use the
+following command line:</para>
+    <informalexample><screen>
+cu -lttyS0 -s115200
+    </screen></informalexample>
+    <para>
+If using Windows, you may want to consider using the program
+"hyperterminal". Use a baud rate of 115200, 8 bits word length, no
+stop bits, and one parity bit.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+When the machine boots, you will see the following line of output:
+    </para>
+    <informalexample><screen>
+No network interfaces found
+
+EM-7210 ver.T04 2005-12-12 (For ver.AA)
+== Executing boot script in 1.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
+    </screen></informalexample>
+    <para>
+At this point, hit Control-C to interrupt the boot loader.<footnote
+id='arm-s4ke-sec'><para>Note that you have only one second to do so;
+if you miss this window, just powercycle the machine and try
+again</para></footnote>. This will give you the RedBoot prompt. Enter
+the following command:
+    </para>
+    <informalexample><screen>
+fconfig boot_script_data
+    </screen></informalexample>
+    <para>
+RedBoot is now waiting for you to enter the boot script. Make sure to
+<emphasize>exactly</emphasize> enter the following script:
+    </para>
+    <informalexample><screen>
+fis load ramdisk.gz
+fis load zImage
+exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 rw root=/dev/ram mem=256M@0xa0000000" -r 0x01800000
+    </screen></informalexample>
+    <para>
+Finish the script with an empty line, and enter 'y' at the prompt to
+update the non-volatile configuration. Finally, use 'reset' to restart
+the system, and allow it to boot normally. The installer should now
+come up as normal. You can either install Debian through the serial
+port, or use an SSH client to connect through SSH.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+Note that it is not necessary to update the boot script after the
+installation. The system will be configured to take the root device from
+system configuration, rather than from the kernel command line. It will
+not do any harm to do so anyway, however.
+    </para>
+   </sect3>
   </sect2>