From ef87d135a6c048e13cc4a159f578ce7c59be8ccc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 21:57:21 +0000
Subject:   * Document booting from DOS (Closes: Bug#518808).

---
 en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

(limited to 'en/install-methods')

diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
index 22f9b3a2d..52e8df824 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ technique. This avoids all hassles of removable media, like finding
 and burning CD images or struggling with too numerous and
 unreliable floppy disks.
 
-</para><para arch="x86">
-
-The installer cannot boot from files on an NTFS file system.
-
 </para><para arch="powerpc">
 
 The installer cannot boot from files on an HFS+ file system.  MacOS
@@ -57,7 +53,8 @@ the root file-system by the kernel.
 </para><para>
 
 Copy the following files from the Debian archives to a
-convenient location on your hard drive, for instance to
+convenient location on your hard drive (note that LILO
+can not boot from files on an NTFS file system), for instance to
 <filename>/boot/newinstall/</filename>.
 
 <itemizedlist>
@@ -82,6 +79,35 @@ Finally, to configure the bootloader proceed to
   </sect2>
 
 
+  <sect2 arch="x86" id="files-loadlin">
+  <title>Hard disk installer booting using <command>loadlin</command></title>
+<para>
+
+This section explains how to prepare your hard drive for booting the installer
+from DOS using <command>loadlin</command>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Copy the following files from a Debian CD image to <filename>c:\</filename>.
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+
+<filename>/&x86-install-dir;</filename> (kernel binary and ramdisk image)
+
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+
+<filename>/tools</filename> (loadlin tool)
+
+</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+
   <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="files-oldworld">
   <title>Hard Disk Installer Booting for OldWorld Macs</title>
 <para>
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