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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-08-07 21:03:18 +0000
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-<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- $Id$ -->
-
- <sect2 arch="x86"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title>
-
-&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml;
-
-<!-- We'll comment the following section until we know exact layout -->
-<!--
-CD #1 of official Debian CD-ROM sets for &arch-title; will present a
-<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt on most hardware. Press
-<keycap>F4</keycap> to see the list of kernel options available
-from which to boot. Just type your chosen flavor name (idepci,
-vanilla, compact, bf24) at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt
-followed by &enterkey;.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If your hardware doesn't support booting of multiple images, put one
-of the other CDs in the drive. It appears that most SCSI CD-ROM drives
-do not support <command>isolinux</command> multiple image booting, so users
-with SCSI CD-ROMs should try either CD2 (vanilla) or CD3 (compact),
-or CD5 (bf2.4).
-
-</para><para>
-
-CD's 2 through 5 will each boot a
-different ``flavor'' depending on which CD-ROM is
-inserted. See <xref linkend="kernel-choice"/> for a discussion of the
-different flavors. Here's how the flavors are laid out on the
-different CD-ROMs:
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>CD 1</term><listitem><para>
-
-Allows a selection of kernel images to boot from (the idepci flavor is
-the default if no selection is made).
-
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>CD 2</term><listitem><para>
-
-Boots the <quote>vanilla</quote> flavor.
-
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>CD 3</term><listitem><para>
-
-Boots the <quote>compact</quote> flavor.
-
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>CD 4</term><listitem><para>
-
-Boots the <quote>idepci</quote> flavor.
-
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>CD 5</term><listitem><para>
-
-Boots the <quote>bf2.4</quote> flavor.
-
-</para></listitem></varlistentry>
-
- </variablelist>
-
-</para><para>
-
--->
-
- </sect2>
-
-<!-- FIXME the documented procedure does not exactly work, commented out
- until fixes
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="install-from-dos">
- <title>Booting from a DOS partition</title>
-
-&boot-installer-intro-hd.xml;
-
-<para>
-
-Boot into DOS (not Windows) without any drivers being loaded. To do
-this, you have to press <keycap>F8</keycap> at exactly the right
-moment (and optionally select the <quote>safe mode command prompt only</quote>
-option). Enter the subdirectory for the flavor you chose, e.g.,
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-cd c:\install
-</screen></informalexample>.
-
-Next, execute <command>install.bat</command>.
-The kernel will load and launch the installer system.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Please note, there is currently a loadlin problem (#142421) which
-precludes <filename>install.bat</filename> from being used with the
-bf2.4 flavor. The symptom of the problem is an
-<computeroutput>invalid compressed format</computeroutput> error.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
-END FIXME -->
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="boot-initrd">
- <title>Booting from Linux Using <command>LILO</command> or
- <command>GRUB</command></title>
-
-<para>
-To boot the installer from hard disk, you must first download
-and place the needed files as described in <xref linkend="boot-drive-files"/>.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-If you intend to use the hard drive only for booting and then
-download everything over the network, you should download the
-<filename>netboot/debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz</filename> file and its
-corresponding kernel. This will allow you to repartition the hard disk
-from which you boot the installer, although you should do so with care.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Alternatively, if you intend to keep an existing partition on the hard
-drive unchanged during the install, you can download the
-<filename>hd-media/initrd.gz</filename> file and its kernel, as well as
-copy a CD iso to the drive (make sure the file is named ending in
-<literal>.iso</literal>). The installer can then boot from the drive
-and install from the CD image, without needing the network.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-For <command>LILO</command>, you will need to configure two
-essential things in <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>:
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-to load the <filename>initrd.gz</filename> installer at boot time;
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-have the <filename>vmlinuz</filename> kernel use a RAM disk as
-its root partition.
-
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-Here is a <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename> example:
-
-</para><para>
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-image=/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz
- label=newinstall
- initrd=/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz
- root=/dev/ram0
- append="ramdisk_size=12000"
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-For more details, refer to the
-<citerefentry><refentrytitle>initrd</refentrytitle>
-<manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
-<citerefentry><refentrytitle>lilo.conf</refentrytitle>
-<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> man pages. Now run
-<userinput>lilo</userinput> and reboot.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The procedure for <command>GRUB</command> is quite similar. Locate your
-<filename>menu.lst</filename> in the <filename>/boot/grub/</filename>
-directory (sometimes in the <filename>/boot/boot/grub/</filename>),
-add the following lines:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-title New Install
-kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=12000
-initrd (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-and reboot.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Note that the value of the <userinput>ramdisk_size</userinput> may need to be
-adjusted for the size of the initrd image.
-From here on, there should be no difference between <command>GRUB</command>
-or <command>LILO</command>.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" condition="bootable-usb" id="usb-boot">
- <title>Booting from USB Memory Stick</title>
-<para>
-
-Let's assume you have prepared everything from <xref
-linkend="boot-dev-select"/> and <xref linkend="boot-usb-files"/>. Now
-just plug your USB stick into some free USB connector and reboot the
-computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with
-the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. Here you can enter optional boot
-arguments, or just hit &enterkey;.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" condition="supports-floppy-boot" id="floppy-boot">
- <title>Booting from Floppies</title>
-<para>
-
-You will have already downloaded the floppy images you needed and
-created floppies from the images in <xref linkend="create-floppy"/>.
-<!-- missing-doc FIXME If you need to, you can also modify the boot floppy; see
-<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"/>. -->
-
-</para><para>
-
-To boot from the installer boot floppy, place it in the primary floppy
-drive, shut down the system as you normally would, then turn it back
-on.
-
-</para><para>
-
-For installing from an LS-120 drive (ATAPI version) with a set of
-floppies, you need to specify the virtual location for the floppy
-device. This is done with the <emphasis>root=</emphasis> boot
-argument, giving the device that the ide-floppy driver maps the device
-to. For example, if your LS-120 drive is connected as the first IDE
-device (master) on the second cable, you enter
-<userinput>linux root=/dev/hdc</userinput> at the boot prompt.
-Installation from LS-120 is only supported by 2.4 and later kernels.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Note that on some machines, <keycombo><keycap>Control</keycap>
-<keycap>Alt</keycap> <keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> does not
-properly reset the machine, so a <quote>hard</quote> reboot is recommended. If
-you are installing from an existing operating system (e.g., from a DOS
-box) you don't have a choice. Otherwise, please do a hard reboot when
-booting.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The floppy disk will be accessed, and you should then see a screen
-that introduces the boot floppy and ends with the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
-prompt.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Once you press &enterkey;, you should see the message
-<computeroutput>Loading...</computeroutput>, followed by
-<computeroutput>Uncompressing Linux...</computeroutput>, and
-then a screenfull or so of information about the hardware in your
-system. More information on this phase of the boot process can be
-found below in <xref linkend="kernel-msgs"/>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-After booting from the boot floppy, the root floppy is
-requested. Insert the root floppy and press &enterkey;, and the
-contents are loaded into memory. The installer program
-<command>debian-installer</command> is automatically launched.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="x86" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
-
-&boot-installer-intro-net.xml;
-
-<para>
-
-There are various ways to do a TFTP boot on i386.
-
-</para>
-
- <sect3><title>NIC or Motherboard that support PXE</title>
-<para>
-
-It could be that your Network Interface Card or Motherboard provides
-PXE boot functionality.
-This is a <trademark class="trade">Intel</trademark> re-implementation
-of TFTP boot. If so you may be able to configure your BIOS to boot from the
-network.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>NIC with Network BootROM</title>
-<para>
-
-It could be that your Network Interface Card provides
-TFTP boot functionality.
-
-</para><para condition="FIXME">
-
-Let us (<email>&email-debian-boot-list;</email>) know how did you manage it.
-Please refer to this document.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>Etherboot</title>
-<para>
-
-The <ulink url="http://www.etherboot.org">etherboot project</ulink>
-provides bootdiskettes and even bootroms that do a TFTPboot.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="x86"><title>The Boot Prompt</title>
-<para>
-
-When the installer boots, you should be presented with a friendly graphical
-screen showing the Debian logo and the boot prompt:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-Press F1 for help, or ENTER to boot:
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-At the boot prompt
-you can either just press &enterkey; to boot the installer with
-default options or enter a specific boot method and, optionally, boot
-parameters.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Information on available boot methods and on boot parameters which might
-be useful can be found by pressing <keycap>F2</keycap> through
-<keycap>F8</keycap>. If you add any parameters to
-the boot command line, be sure to type the boot method (the default is
-<userinput>linux</userinput>) and a space before the first parameter (e.g.,
-<userinput>linux fb=false</userinput>).
-
-<note><para>
-
-If you are installing the system via a remote management device that
-provides a text interface to the VGA console, you may not be able to
-see the initial graphical splash screen upon booting the installer;
-you may even not see the boot prompt. Examples of these devices include
-the text console of Compaq's <quote>integrated Lights Out</quote> (iLO)
-and HP's <quote>Integrated Remote Assistant</quote> (IRA).
-You can blindly press F1<footnote>
-
-<para>
-
-In some cases these devices will require special escape sequences to
-enact this keypress, for example the IRA uses <keycombo> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
-<keycap>F</keycap> </keycombo>,&nbsp;<keycap>1</keycap>.
-
-</para>
-
-</footnote> to bypass this screen and view the help text. Once you are
-past the splash screen and at the help text your keystrokes will be echoed
-at the prompt as expected. To prevent the installer from using the
-framebuffer for the rest of the installation, you will also want to add
-<userinput>fb=false</userinput> to the boot prompt,
-as described in the help text.
-
-</para></note>
-</para>
-
- </sect2>