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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog3
-rw-r--r--en/boot-installer/sparc.xml3
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 200d0930f..ac617a3a2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
* Clarify behaviour of "auto" preseed alias.
* Clarify that preseeding aliases are only aliases for question names, and
that a value is always needed as well.
+ * Apparently you can pass extra boot parameters to OpenBoot at the end of
+ the 'boot' command. Document this as it has been known to cause some
+ confusion.
[ Frans Pop ]
* Document preseeding of network-console now that its postinst can be
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml b/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml
index a0f0fd508..e807d71ed 100644
--- a/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml
+++ b/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ machine which is being installed (see
Use the command <userinput>boot net</userinput> to boot from a TFTP
and RARP server, or try <userinput>boot net:bootp</userinput> or
<userinput>boot net:dhcp</userinput> to boot from a TFTP and BOOTP
-or DHCP server.
+or DHCP server. You can pass extra boot parameters to &d-i; at the end
+of the <userinput>boot</userinput> command.
</para>
</sect2>