> On Monday 20 September 2004 22:07, Geert Stappers wrote: > > Index: doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml > > =================================================================== > > --- doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml (revision 21886) > > +++ doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml (working copy) > > @@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ > > machine which is being installed (see > > <xref linkend="invoking-openboot"/>). > > Use the command <userinput>boot net</userinput> to boot from a TFTP > > -and RARP server, or <userinput>boot net:dhcp</userinput> to boot from > > -a TFTP and DHCP server. Some older OpenBoot revisions require using > > +and RARP server, or <userinput>boot net:bootp</userinput> to boot from > > +a TFTP and BOOTP server, or <userinput>boot net:dhcp</userinput> to boot > from > > +a TFTP and DHCP server, Some older OpenBoot revisions require using > > the device name, such as <userinput>boot le()</userinput>; these > > -probably don't support DHCP. > > +probably don't support BOOTP nor DHCP. > > > > </para> > > </sect2> That sounds like you can't boot from DHCP using "boot net:bootp", but I did just that. So I propose the following change. ====================================================================== Index: installer/doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml =================================================================== --- installer/doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml (revision 21906) +++ installer/doc/manual/en/boot-installer/sparc.xml (working copy) @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ machine which is being installed (see <xref linkend="invoking-openboot"/>). Use the command <userinput>boot net</userinput> to boot from a TFTP -and RARP server, or <userinput>boot net:bootp</userinput> to boot from -a TFTP and BOOTP server, or <userinput>boot net:dhcp</userinput> to boot from -a TFTP and DHCP server. Some older OpenBoot revisions require using +and RARP server, or try <userinput>boot net:bootp</userinput> or +<userinput>boot net:dhcp</userinput> to boot from a TFTP and a BOOTP +or DHCP server. Some older OpenBoot revisions require using the device name, such as <userinput>boot le()</userinput>; these probably don't support BOOTP nor DHCP. ====================================================================== Jö. -- The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net
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