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<sect1 id="installation-media">
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<title>Installation Media</title>
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<![ %supports-floppy-boot; [
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<para>
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In many cases, you'll have to do your first boot from floppy disks,
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using the rescue floppy. Generally, all you will need is a
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high-density (1440 kilobytes) 3.5 inch floppy drive.
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<![ %i386; [ High-density, 5.25 inch installation floppy images (1200
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k) are also provided. ]]>
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<![ %m68k; [ Double-density installation floppy images (720 k) are also
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provided for Ataris. ]]>
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<![ %powerpc; [ For CHRP, floppy support is currently broken. ]]>
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</para>
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]]>
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<para>
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CD-ROM based installation is supported for some architectures.
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On machines which support bootable CD-ROMs, you should be able to do a
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completely
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<![ %not-s390; [ floppy-less]]>
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<![ %s390; [ tape-less]]>
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installation. Even if your system doesn't
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support booting from a CD-ROM, you can use the CD-ROM in conjunction
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with the other techniques to install your system, once you've booted
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up by other means; see <xref linkend="install-cd"></xref>.
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<![ %mips; [ Mips does currently not support booting off a cdrom. ]]>
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</para>
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<![ %i386; [
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<para>
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Both SCSI and IDE/ATAPI CD-ROMs are supported. In addition, all
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non-standard CD interfaces supported by Linux are supported by the
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boot disks (such as Mitsumi and Matsushita drives). However, these
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models might require special boot parameters or other massaging to get
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them to work, and booting off these non-standard interfaces is
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unlikely. The <ulink url="&url-cd-howto;">Linux CD-ROM HOWTO</ulink>
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contains in-depth information on using CD-ROMs with Linux.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %arm; [
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<para>
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IDE/ATAPI CD-ROMs are supported on all ARM machines.
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On RiscPCs, SCSI CD-ROMs are also supported. ]]>
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</para>
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<![ %mipsel; [
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<para>
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On DECstations, booting from CD-ROM requires a SCSI CD-ROM drive
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capable of working with a logical blocksize of 512 bytes. Many of the
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SCSI CD-DROM drives sold for the PC market do not have this
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capability. If your CD-ROM drive has a jumper labeled "Unix/PC" or
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"512/2048", place it in the "Unix" or "512" position.
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</para><para>
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CD 1 contains the installer for the r3k-kn02 subarchitecture
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(the R3000-based DECstations 5000/1xx and 5000/240 as well as
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the R3000-based Personal DECstation models), CD 2 the
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installer for the r4k-kn04 subarchitecture (the R4x00-based
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DECstations 5000/150 and 5000/260 as well as the Personal DECstation
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5000/50).
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</para><para>
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To boot from CD, issue the command <userinput>boot
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<replaceable>#</replaceable>/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable></userinput>
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on the firmware prompt, where <replaceable>#</replaceable> is the
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number of the TurboChannel device from which to boot (3 on most
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DECstations) and <replaceable>id</replaceable> is the SCSI ID of the
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CD-ROM drive. If you need to pass additional parameters, they can
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optionally be appended with the following syntax:
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</para><para>
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<userinput>boot
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<replaceable>#</replaceable>/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable>
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param1=value1 param2=value2 ...</userinput>
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</para>
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]]>
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<para>
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Installation system booting from a hard disk is another option for
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many architectures.
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<![ %m68k; [ In fact, installation from your local disk is the preferred
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installation technique for most &architecture; machines. ]]>
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<![ %sparc; [ Although the &arch-title; does not allow booting from SunOS
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(Solaris), you can install from a SunOS partiton (UFS slices).]]>
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<![ %supports-tftp; [ You can also <emphasis>boot</emphasis> your system
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over the network.
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<![ %mips; [ This is the preferred installation technique for Mips.
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]]>
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]]>
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<![ %supports-nfsroot; [
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Diskless installation, using network booting from a local area network
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and NFS-mounting of all local filesystems, is another option —
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you'll probably need at least 16MB of RAM for a diskless installation.
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]]>
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After the operating system kernel is installed, you can install the
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rest of your system via any sort of network connection (including
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PPP after installation of the base system), via FTP, HTTP, or NFS.
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</para>
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<sect2><title>Supported Storage Systems</title>
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<para>
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The Debian boot disks contain a kernel which is built to maximize the
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number of systems it runs on. Unfortunately, this makes for a larger
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kernel, which includes many drivers that won't be used for your
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machine (see <xref linkend="kernel-baking"></xref> to learn how to
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build your own kernel). Support for the widest possible range of
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devices is desirable in general, to ensure that Debian can be
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installed on the widest array of hardware.
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</para>
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<![ %i386; [
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<para>
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Generally, the Debian installation system includes support for
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floppies, IDE drives, IDE floppies, parallel port IDE devices, SCSI
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controllers and drives. The file systems supported include MINIX,
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FAT, Win-32 FAT extensions (VFAT), among others (note that NTFS is not
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supported by the installation system; you can add it later, as
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described in <xref linkend="kernel-baking"></xref>).
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</para><para>
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The disk interfaces that emulate the ``AT'' hard disk interface which
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are often called MFM, RLL, IDE, or ATA are supported. Very old 8 bit
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hard disk controllers used in the IBM XT computer are supported only
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as a module. SCSI disk controllers from many different manufacturers
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are supported. See the
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<ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>
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for more details.
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</para><para>
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Not supported are IDE SCSI drives and some SCSI controllers, including
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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EATA-DMA protocol compliant SCSI Host Adapters like the SmartCache
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III/IV, SmartRAID controller families and the DPT PM2011B and PM2012B
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controllers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The 53c7 NCR family of SCSI controllers (but 53c8 and 5380 controllers
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are supported)
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %m68k; [
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<para>
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Pretty much all storage systems supported by the Linux kernel are
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supported by the Debian installation system. Note that the current
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Linux kernel does not support floppies on the Macintosh at all, and
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the Debian installation system doesn't support floppies for Amigas.
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Also supported on the Atari is the Macintosh HFS system, and AFFS as a
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module. Macs support the Atari (FAT) file system. Amigas support the
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FAT file system, and HFS as a module.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %sparc; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system. The following SCSI drivers are supported in the default
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kernel:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Sparc ESP
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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PTI Qlogic,ISP
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Adaptec AIC7xxx
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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NCR and Symbios 53C8XX
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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IDE systems (such as the UltraSPARC 5) are also supported. See
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<ulink url="&url-sparc-linux-faq;">Linux for SPARC Processors FAQ</ulink>
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for more information on SPARC hardware supported by the Linux kernel.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %alpha; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system. The following SCSI drivers are supported in the default
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kernel:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Qlogic ISP
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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NCR and Symbios 53c8xx
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Adaptec AIC7xxx
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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IDE disks are also supported. Note, however, that on many systems,
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the SRM console is unable to boot from IDE drives, and the Jensen is
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unable to boot from floppies. (see
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<ulink url="&url-jensen-howto;"></ulink>
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for more information on booting the Jensen)
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %powerpc; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system. Note that the current Linux kernel does not support
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floppies on CHRP systems at all.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %hppa; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system. Note that the current Linux kernel does not support
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the floppy drive.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %mips; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %s390; [
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<para>
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Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
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the boot system. This means that FBA and ECKD DASDs are supported with
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the old Linux disk layout (ldl) and the new common S/390 disk layout (cdl).
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</para>
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</sect2>
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