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+<!-- original version: 35612 untranslated -->
 
- <sect2 arch="mipsel">
- <title></title>
+  <sect2 arch="mipsel" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
+
+   <sect3>
+   <title>Cobalt TFTP Booting</title>
 <para>
 
-<!-- Placeholder document; please write and include in
-     boot-installer.xml and build/templates/docstruct.ent -->
+Strictly speaking, Cobalt does not use TFTP but NFS to boot.  You need to
+install an NFS server and put the installer files in
+<filename>/nfsroot</filename>.  When you boot your Cobalt, you have to
+press the left and the right cursor buttons at the same time and the
+machine will boot via the network from NFS.  It will then display several
+options on the display.  There are the following two installation methods:
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+
+Via SSH (default): In this case, the installer will configure the network
+via DHCP and start an SSH server.  It will then display a random password
+and other login information (such as the IP address) on the Cobalt LCD.
+When you connect to the machine with an SSH client you can start with
+the installation.
+
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+
+Via serial console: Using a null modem cable, you can connect to the serial
+port of your Cobalt machine (using 115200 bps) and perform the installation
+this way.  This option is not available on Qube 2700 (Qube1) machines since
+they have no serial port.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 
 </para>
- </sect2>
+  </sect3>
+
+   <sect3>
+<!-- Note to translators: this is the same section as in mips.xml -->
+   <title>Broadcom BCM91250A and BCM91480B TFTP Booting</title>
+<para>
+
+On the Broadcom BCM91250A and BCM91480B evaluation boards, you have to load the SiByl boot
+loader via TFTP which will then load and start the Debian installer.  In
+most cases, you will first obtain an IP address via DHCP but it is also
+possible to configure a static address.  In order to use DHCP, you can
+enter the following command on the CFE prompt:
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+ifconfig eth0 -auto
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+Once you have obtained an IP address, you can load SiByl with the following
+command:
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+boot 192.168.1.1:/boot/sibyl
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+You need to substitute the IP address listed in this example with either
+the name or the IP address of your TFTP server.  Once you issue this
+command, the installer will be loaded automatically.
+
+</para>
+</sect3>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 arch="mipsel"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
+
+   <sect3>
+   <title>Cobalt TFTP Booting</title>
+<para>
+
+You cannot pass any boot parameters directly.  Instead, you have to edit
+the <filename>/nfsroot/default.colo</filename> file on the NFS server and
+add your parameters to the <replaceable>args</replaceable> variable.
+
+</para>
+  </sect3>
+
+   <sect3>
+<!-- Note to translators: this is the same section as in mips.xml -->
+   <title>Broadcom BCM91250A and BCM91480B TFTP Booting</title>
+<para>
+
+You cannot pass any boot parameters directly from the CFE prompt.  Instead,
+you have to edit the <filename>/boot/sibyl.conf</filename> file on the TFTP
+server and add your parameters to the <replaceable>extra_args</replaceable>
+variable.
+
+</para>
+  </sect3>
+
+  </sect2>