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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml index c3999173e..9d1993de4 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml @@ -97,9 +97,18 @@ tftpboot ${ramdisk_addr_r} <filename of the initial ramdisk image> </screen></informalexample> </para> <para> - The third part is actually executing the loaded code, for which the - exact command depends on the image format used. With uImage/uInitrd, - the command is + The third part is setting the kernel commandline and actually + executing the loaded code. U-boot passes the content of the + <quote>bootargs</quote> environment variable as commandline to the + kernel, so any parameters for the kernel and the installer - such as + the console device (see <xref linkend="boot-console"/>) or + preseeding options (see <xref linkend="installer-args"/> and <xref + linkend="appendix-preseed"/>) - can be set with a command like +<informalexample><screen> +setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 rootwait panic=10 +</screen></informalexample> + The exact command to execute the previously loaded code depends on + the image format used. With uImage/uInitrd, the command is <informalexample><screen> bootm ${kernel_addr_r} ${ramdisk_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r} </screen></informalexample> |