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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/arm.xml | 19 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 1f8b8bcd1..8b3bc7700 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ installation-guide (20150324) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium release architectures now). * Add a "Pre-built netboot tarball" subsection for armhf in the "Booting by TFTP" section. + * Add a "Console configuration" subsection in the "Booting the Installer + on ARM" section. -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:10:34 +0100 diff --git a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml index dd3a1515b..e5af01655 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml @@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ </para> </sect2> + <sect2 arch="armhf" id="armhf-console-setup"> + <title>Console configuration</title> + <para> + The netboot tarball (<xref linkend="boot-armhf-netboot.tar.gz"/>), the + hd-media tarball (<xref linkend="boot-hd-media"/>) and the installer + SD-card images (<xref linkend="boot-installer-sd-image"/>) use the + (platform-specific) default console that is defined by u-boot in the + <quote>console</quote> variable. In most cases that is a serial + console, so on those platforms you by default need a serial console + cable to use the installer. + </para> + <para> + On platforms which also support a video console, you can modify the + u-boot <quote>console</quote> variable accordingly if you would like + the installer to start on the video console. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 arch="arm" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting by TFTP</title> &boot-installer-intro-net.xml; @@ -270,7 +288,6 @@ source ${scriptaddr} <xref linkend="partman-auto"/>). </para> </sect2> - <!-- # None of the arm systems supported in Jessie is able to boot from # CD/DVD -> commenting out the "Booting from CD-ROM section" for arm |