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+ <sect2 arch="mips" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
+<para>
+
+After entering the command monitor use
+<informalexample><screen>
+
+bootp(): root=/dev/ram0
+
+</screen></informalexample>
+on SGI Indys to boot linux and to begin installation of the Debian
+Software. In order to make this
+work you may have to unset the <envar>netaddr</envar> environment
+variable. Type
+<informalexample><screen>
+
+unsetenv netaddr
+
+</screen></informalexample>
+in the command monitor to do this.
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
+ <sect2 arch="mips"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
+<para>
+
+On SGI Indys you can append boot parameters to the
+<command>bootp():</command> command in the command monitor.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Following the <command>bootp():</command> command you can give the
+path and name of the file to boot if you did not give an explicit name
+via your bootp/dhcp server - Example:
+<command>bootp():/boot/tftpboot.img</command>
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>