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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-07-02 15:09:48 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-07-02 15:09:48 +0000
commit8d66eb8bc5a54c87403b75a44987101a626d87d8 (patch)
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parentf4d6bafeb077cfa1926cd29805d57ecda3c25e68 (diff)
downloadinstallation-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.
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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">