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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog3
-rw-r--r--en/appendix/pppoe.xml18
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cfb3f8865..34f63f2b3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
[ Frans Pop ]
* Document preseeding of network-console now that its postinst can be
relied on to be executed.
+ * Update info on passing boot parameter for PPPoE.
- -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:52:19 +0100
+ -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:07:04 +0100
installation-guide (20081208) unstable; urgency=low
diff --git a/en/appendix/pppoe.xml b/en/appendix/pppoe.xml
index 3a927aa88..6043bf1db 100644
--- a/en/appendix/pppoe.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/pppoe.xml
@@ -34,19 +34,15 @@ following steps explain the differences.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
-Boot the installer with <userinput>modules=ppp-udeb</userinput> as boot
-parameter. This means that at the boot prompt you should enter:
+Boot the installer with the boot parameter
+<userinput>modules=ppp-udeb</userinput><footnote arch="x86">
-<informalexample><screen>
-install modules=ppp-udeb
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-or, if you prefer using the graphical installer:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-installgui modules=ppp-udeb
-</screen></informalexample>
+<para>
+See <xref linkend="boot-screen"/> for information on
+how to add a boot parameter.
+</para>
+</footnote>.
This will ensure the component responsible for the setup of PPPoE
(<classname>ppp-udeb</classname>) will be loaded and run automatically.