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-rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/s390.xml | 18 |
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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/s390.xml b/en/boot-installer/s390.xml index 4301a83ec..c4c6981e7 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/s390.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/s390.xml @@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ for more information about S/390-specific boot parameters. </para><para> -If you boot the installer in a logical partition (LPAR) or virtual -machine (VM) where a lot of devices are visible, you might want to -instruct the kernel to restrict the list to a fixed set of devices. This -is advised for the installer's boot process if a lot of disks are -visible. The "cio_ignore" option supports both a blacklist (to only -disallow a few devices) and a whitelist (to only allow specific -devices): +If you boot the installer in a logical partition (LPAR) or +virtual machine (VM) where a lot of devices are visible, you can +instruct the kernel to restrict the list to a fixed set of devices. +This is advised for the installer's boot process if a lot of disks are +visible, most likely in LPAR mode. The "cio_ignore" option supports both +a blacklist (to only disallow a few devices) and a whitelist (to only +allow specific devices): <informalexample role="example"><screen> # blacklist: just ignore the two devices 300 and 301 @@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ devices): </screen></informalexample> Please note that all devices numbers' hex digits need to be specified in -lower case. To be considered during the installer's boot process the +lower case. Furthermore if this boot parameter is used all devices +need to be listed: this includes at least disks, network devices and +the console. To be considered during the installer's boot process the above option needs to be added to <filename>parmfile.debian</filename>. </para> |