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<sect2 arch="i386"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title>
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&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml;
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CD #1 of official Debian CD-ROM sets for &arch-title; will present a
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<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt on most hardware. Press
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<keycap>F3</keycap> to see the list of kernel options available
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from which to boot. Just type your chosen flavor name (idepci,
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vanilla, compact, bf24) at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt
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followed by &enterkey;.
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</para><para>
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If your hardware doesn't support booting of multiple images, put one
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of the other CDs in the drive. It appears that most SCSI CD-ROM drives
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do not support <command>isolinux</command> multiple image booting, so users
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with SCSI CD-ROMs should try either CD2 (vanilla) or CD3 (compact),
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or CD5 (bf2.4).
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</para><para>
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CD's 2 through 5 will each boot a
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different ``flavor'' depending on which CD-ROM is
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inserted. See <xref linkend="kernel-choice"/> for a discussion of the
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different flavors. Here's how the flavors are laid out on the
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different CD-ROMs:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CD 1</term><listitem><para>
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Allows a selection of kernel images to boot from (the idepci flavor is
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the default if no selection is made).
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CD 2</term><listitem><para>
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Boots the `vanilla' flavor.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CD 3</term><listitem><para>
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Boots the `compact' flavor.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CD 4</term><listitem><para>
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Boots the `idepci' flavor.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CD 5</term><listitem><para>
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Boots the `bf2.4' flavor.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para><para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="install-from-dos">
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<title>Booting from a DOS partition</title>
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&boot-installer-intro-hd.xml;
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<para>
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Boot into DOS (not Windows) without any drivers being loaded. To do
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this, you have to press <keycap>F8</keycap> at exactly the right
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moment (and optionally select the `safe mode command prompt only'
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option). Enter the subdirectory for the flavor you chose, e.g.,
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<informalexample><screen>
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cd c:\install
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</screen></informalexample>.
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Next, execute <command>install.bat</command>.
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The kernel will load and launch the installer system.
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</para><para>
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Please note, there is currently a loadlin problem (#142421) which
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precludes <filename>install.bat</filename> from being used with the
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bf2.4 flavor. The symptom of the problem is an
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<computeroutput>invalid compressed format</computeroutput> error.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="boot-initrd">
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<title>Booting from linux using <command>LILO</command> or
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<command>GRUB</command></title>
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<para>
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To boot the installer from hard disk, you must first download
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and place the needed files as described in <xref linkend="boot-drive-files"/>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you intend to use the hard drive only for booting and then
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download everything over the network, you should download the
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netboot/initrd.gz file and its corresponding kernel. This will allow you
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to repartition the hard disk from which you boot the installer, although
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you should do so with care.
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</para>
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<para>
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Alternatively, if you intend to keep an existing partition on the hard
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drive unchanged during the install, you can download the hd-media/initrd.gz
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file and its kernel, as well as copy a CD iso to the drive (make sure the
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file is named ending in ".iso". The installer can then boot from the drive
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and install from the CD image, without needing the network.
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</para>
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<para>
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For <command>LILO</command>, you will need to configure two
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essential things in <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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to load the <filename>initrd.gz</filename> installer at boot time;
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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have the <filename>vmlinuz</filename> kernel use a RAM disk as
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its root partition.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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Here is a <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename> example:
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</para><para>
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<informalexample><screen>
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image=/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz
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label=newinstall
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initrd=/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz
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root=/dev/ram
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append="devfs=mount,dall"
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</screen></informalexample>
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For more details, refer to the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>initrd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>4</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>lilo.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> man pages. Now run
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<userinput>lilo</userinput> and reboot.
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</para><para>
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The procedure for <command>GRUB</command> is quite similar. Locate your
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<filename>menu.lst</filename> in the <filename>/boot/grub/</filename>
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directory (sometimes in the <filename>/boot/boot/grub/</filename>),
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add the following lines:
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<informalexample><screen>
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title New Install
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kernel (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall
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initrd (hd0,0)/boot/newinstall/initrd.gz
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</screen></informalexample>
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and reboot. Please note that you may need an additional parameter
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<userinput>ramdisk_size=<replaceable>size in KB</replaceable></userinput>,
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depending on the image you are booting. From now on, there should be
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no difference between <command>GRUB</command> or <command>LILO</command>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="usb-boot">
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<title>Booting from USB memory stick</title>
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<para>
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Lets assume you have prepared everything from <xref
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linkend="boot-dev-select"/> and <xref linkend="boot-usb-files"/>. Now
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just plug your USB stick into some free USB connector and reboot the
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computer. The system should boot up, and you should be presented with
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the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. Here you can enter optional boot
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arguments, or just hit &enterkey;.
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</para><para>
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In case your computer doesn't support booting from USB memory devices,
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you can still use a single floppy to do the initial boot and then
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switch to USB. Advance according to <xref linkend="floppy-boot"/>; the
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kernel on boot floppy should detect your USB stick automatically. When
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it asks for the root floppy, simply press &enterkey;. You should see
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&d-i; starting.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="floppy-boot">
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<title>Booting from Floppies</title>
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<para>
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You will have already downloaded the floppy images you needed and
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created floppies from the images in <xref linkend="create-floppy"/>.
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<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"/>. -->
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</para><para>
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To boot from the installer boot floppy, place it in the primary floppy
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drive, shut down the system as you normally would, then turn it back
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on.
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</para><para>
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For installing from a LS-120 drive (ATAPI version) with a set of
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floppies, you need to specify the virtual location for the floppy
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device. This is done with the <emphasis>root=</emphasis> boot
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argument, giving the device that the ide-floppy driver maps the device
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to. For example, if your LS-120 drive is connected as the first IDE
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device (master) on the second cable, you enter
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<userinput>linux root=/dev/hdc</userinput> at the boot prompt.
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Installation from LS-120 is only supported by 2.4 and later kernels.
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</para><para>
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Note that on some machines, <keycombo><keycap>Control</keycap>
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<keycap>Alt</keycap> <keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> does not
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properly reset the machine, so a ``hard'' reboot is recommended. If
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you are installing from an existing operating system (e.g., from a DOS
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box) you don't have a choice. Otherwise, please do a hard reboot when
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booting.
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</para><para>
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The floppy disk will be accessed, and you should then see a screen
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that introduces the boot floppy and ends with the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
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prompt.
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</para><para>
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Once you press &enterkey;, you should see the message
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<computeroutput>Loading...</computeroutput>, followed by
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<computeroutput>Uncompressing Linux...</computeroutput>, and
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then a screenful or so of information about the hardware in your
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system. More information on this phase of the boot process can be
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found below in <xref linkend="kernel-msgs"/>.
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</para><para>
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After booting from the boot floppy, the root floppy is
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requested. Insert the root floppy and press &enterkey;, and the
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contents are loaded into memory. The installer program
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<command>debian-installer</command> is automatically launched.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
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&boot-installer-intro-net.xml;
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<para>
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There are various ways to do a TFTP boot on i386.
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</para>
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<sect3><title>Etherboot</title>
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<para>
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The <ulink url="http://www.etherboot.org">etherboot project</ulink>
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provides bootdiskettes and even bootroms that do a TFTPboot.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title>NIC with network bootROM</title>
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<para>
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It could be that your Network Interface Card provides
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TFTP boot functionality.
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</para><para condition="FIXME">
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Let us (<email>&email-debian-boot-list;</email>) know how did you manage it.
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Please refer to this document.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title>NIC or Motherboard that support PXE</title>
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<para>
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It could be that your Network Interface Card or Motherboard provides
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PXE boot functionality.
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Which is a <trademark class="trade">Intel</trademark> re-implemention
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of TFTP boot. If so you may be able to configure your BIOS to boot from the
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network.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386"><title>i386 Boot Parameters</title>
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<para>
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When the installer boots, you will be presented with the boot prompt,
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<prompt>boot:</prompt>. You can do two things at the <prompt>boot:</prompt>
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prompt. You can press the function keys <keycap>F1</keycap> through
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<keycap>F10</keycap> to view a few pages of helpful information, or
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you can press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to boot the system.
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</para><para>
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Information on boot parameters which might be useful can be found by
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pressing <keycap>F3</keycap> through <keycap>F7</keycap>. If you add any
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parameters to
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the boot command line, be sure to type the boot method (the default is
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<userinput>linux</userinput>) and a space before the first parameter (e.g.,
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<userinput>linux floppy=thinkpad</userinput>). If you simply press &enterkey;,
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that's the same as typing <userinput>linux</userinput> without any special
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parameters.
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</para><para>
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Some systems have floppies with ``inverted DCLs''. If you receive
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errors reading from the floppy, even when you know the floppy is good,
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try the parameter <userinput>floppy=thinkpad</userinput>.
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</para><para>
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On some systems, such as the IBM PS/1 or ValuePoint (which have ST-506
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disk drivers), the IDE drive may not be properly recognized. Again,
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try it first without the parameters and see if the IDE drive is
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recognized properly. If not, determine your drive geometry
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(cylinders, heads, and sectors), and use the parameter
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<userinput>hd=<replaceable>cylinders</replaceable>,<replaceable>heads</replaceable>,<replaceable>sectors</replaceable></userinput>.
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</para><para>
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If you have a very old machine, and the kernel hangs after saying
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<computeroutput>Checking 'hlt' instruction...</computeroutput>, then
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you should try the <userinput>no-hlt</userinput> boot argument, which
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disables this test.
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</para><para>
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If your screen begins to show a weird picture while the kernel boots,
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eg. pure white, pure black or colored pixel garbage, your system may
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contain a problematic video card which does not switch to the
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framebuffer mode properly. Then you can use the boot parameter
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<userinput>debian-installer/framebuffer=false</userinput> or
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<userinput>video=vga16:off</userinput> to disable the framebuffer
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console. Only the english
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language will be available during the installation due to limited
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console features. See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for details.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386">
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<title>System freeze during the PCMCIA configuration phase</title>
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<para>
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Some laptop models produced by Dell are known to crash when PCMCIA device
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detection tries to access some hardware addresses. Other laptops may display
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similar problems. If you experience such a problem and you don't need PCMCIA
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support during the installation, you can disable PCMCIA using the
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<userinput>hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false</userinput> boot parameter. You can
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then configure PCMCIA after the installation is completed and exclude the
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resource range causing the problems.
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</para><para>
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Alternatively, you can boot the installer in expert mode. You will
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then be asked to enter the resource range options your hardware
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needs. For example, if you have one of the Dell laptops mentioned
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above, you should enter <userinput>exclude port
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0x800-0x8ff</userinput> here. There is also a list of some common
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resource range options in the <ulink
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url="http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.5">System
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resource settings section of the PCMCIA HOWTO</ulink>. Note that you
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have to omit the commas, if any, when you enter this value in the
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installer.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386">
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<title>System freeze while loading the USB modules</title>
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<para>
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The kernel normally tries to install USB modules and the USB keyboard driver
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in order to support some non-standard USB keyboards. However, there are some
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broken USB systems where the driver hangs on loading. A possible workaround
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may be disabling the USB controller in your mainboard BIOS setup. Another option
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is passing the <userinput>debian-installer/probe/usb=false</userinput> parameter
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at the boot prompt, which will prevent the modules from being loaded.
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</para>
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