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<!-- $Id: mips.xml 11648 2004-03-22 00:37:46Z joeyh $ -->
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<sect2 arch="mips" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
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<para>
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After entering the command monitor use
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<informalexample><screen>
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bootp(): root=/dev/ram0
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</screen></informalexample>
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on SGI Indys to boot linux and to begin installation of the Debian
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Software. In order to make this
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work you may have to unset the <envar>netaddr</envar> environment
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variable. Type
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<informalexample><screen>
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unsetenv netaddr
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</screen></informalexample>
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in the command monitor to do this.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="mips"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
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<para>
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On SGI Indys you can append boot parameters to the
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<command>bootp():</command> command in the command monitor.
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</para><para>
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Following the <command>bootp():</command> command you can give the
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path and name of the file to boot if you did not give an explicit name
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via your bootp/dhcp server - Example:
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<command>bootp():/boot/tftpboot.img</command>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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