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authorSteve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>2007-01-03 09:27:39 +0000
committerSteve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>2007-01-03 09:27:39 +0000
commit091a1dd6adc176f1df7d14091ba47e86954a86a3 (patch)
tree21ceab7ee39e02513c8e6366ed17da1e5550c9a3 /en
parentdf2965cd92318691e51c49f85275583cc351de4e (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-091a1dd6adc176f1df7d14091ba47e86954a86a3.zip
document the CD boot options for alpha (VGA console vs. serial console)
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-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/alpha.xml17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/alpha.xml b/en/boot-installer/alpha.xml
index aefcb007e..d7a7a2ef7 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/alpha.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/alpha.xml
@@ -330,13 +330,26 @@ and use a console on the first serial port, you would type:
<sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Booting from CD-ROM with the SRM Console</title>
<para>
-Type
+The &debian; install CDs include several preconfigured boot options for
+VGA and serial consoles. Type
<informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot xxxx -flags 0
</screen></informalexample>
-where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is your CD-ROM drive in SRM notation.
+to boot using VGA console, where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is your
+CD-ROM drive in SRM notation. To use serial console on the first
+serial device, type
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+&gt;&gt;&gt; boot xxxx -flags 1
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+and for console on the second serial port, type
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+&gt;&gt;&gt; boot xxxx -flags 2
+</screen></informalexample>
</para>
</sect2>