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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-01-06 20:09:48 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-01-06 20:09:48 +0000
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 40542 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 43789 untranslated -->
<sect2 arch="alpha" id="alpha-firmware">
<title>Alpha Console Firmware</title>
@@ -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>