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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-07-02 15:09:48 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-07-02 15:09:48 +0000 |
commit | 8d66eb8bc5a54c87403b75a44987101a626d87d8 (patch) | |
tree | 18a873b8f78878df4d41c26a56e365f1f8ff9461 /en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml | |
parent | f4d6bafeb077cfa1926cd29805d57ecda3c25e68 (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-8d66eb8bc5a54c87403b75a44987101a626d87d8.zip |
Apply patch from Frank Lichtenheld to improve netboot instructions for PowerPC.
The update to install-tftp.xml has been modified slightly and no longer
mentions the '-l' option for in.tftpd.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml | 41 |
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml index 6bbf86215..8e96d4837 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml @@ -119,9 +119,11 @@ Look in <filename>/etc/inetd.conf</filename> and remember the directory which is used as the argument of <command>in.tftpd</command><footnote> <para> -The <userinput>-l</userinput> argument enables some versions of -<command>in.tftpd</command> to log all requests to the system logs; -this is useful for diagnosing boot errors. +All <command>in.tftpd</command> alternatives available in Debian should +log TFTP requests to the system logs by default. Some of them support a +<userinput>-v</userinput> argument to increase verbosity. +It is recommended to check these log messages in case of boot problems +as they are a good starting point for diagnosing the cause of errors. </para> </footnote>; you'll need that below. @@ -172,9 +174,36 @@ TFTP client, and there are no strong standards. On NewWorld Power Macintosh machines, you will need to set up the <command>yaboot</command> boot loader as the TFTP boot image. <command>Yaboot</command> will then retrieve the kernel and RAMdisk -images via TFTP itself. For net booting, use the -<filename>yaboot-netboot.conf</filename>. Just rename this to -<filename>yaboot.conf</filename> in the TFTP directory. +images via TFTP itself. You will need to download the following files +from the <filename>netboot/</filename> directory: + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> + +<filename>vmlinux</filename> + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +<filename>initrd.gz</filename> + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +<filename>yaboot</filename> + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +<filename>yaboot.conf</filename> + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +<filename>boot.msg</filename> + +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> </para><para arch="x86"> |