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1 <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
2 <!-- $Id: powerpc.xml 11648 2004-03-22 00:37:46Z joeyh $ -->
3
4 <sect2 arch="ia64"><title>Booting from a CD-ROM</title>
5
6 &boot-installer-intro-cd.xml;
7
8 <emphasis>Not yet written.</emphasis>
9
10 </sect2>
11
12 <sect2 arch="ia64" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
13
14 &boot-installer-intro-net.xml;
15
16 <para>
17
18 Network booting an ia64 system requires two architecture-specific actions.
19 On the boot server, DHCP and TFTP must be configured to deliver elilo.
20 On the client a new boot option must be defined in the EFI boot manager
21 to enable loading over a network.
22
23 </para>
24 <sect3 arch="ia64" id="boot-tftp-server"><title>Configuring the Server</title>
25 <para>
26
27 A suitable TFTP entry for network booting an ia64 system looks something
28 like this:
29
30 <informalexample><screen>
31
32 host mcmuffin {
33 hardware ethernet 00:30:6e:1e:0e:83;
34 fixed-address 10.0.0.21;
35 filename "elilo.efi";
36 }
37
38 </screen></informalexample>
39
40 Note that the goal is to get elilo.efi running on the client.
41
42 </para><para>
43
44 Create an ia64/ subdirectory in your tftpboot directory, and populate it with
45 the vmlinuz and initrd.gz files from the Debian installer netboot directory.
46
47 </para><para>
48
49 Copy elilo.efi to your tftpboot directory and make it world readable.
50 This file can usually be found in the elilo package in IA64 distributions,
51 or in /usr/lib/elilo or in a subdirectory of /boot/efi. A suitable copy is
52 provided in the Debian installer netboot directory.
53
54 </para><para>
55
56 Create an elilo.conf file in your tftpboot directory. This will
57 be loaded by elilo.efi once it is running on the client, and controls what
58 happens next, including the choice of kernel, initrd image, etc. An
59 example file is provided in the Debian installer netboot directory, review
60 the contents and update as needed for your choice of paths, etc.
61
62 It is possible to have different config files for different clients by naming
63 them using the client's IP address in hex with the suffix .conf instead of
64 elilo.conf. See documentation provided in the elilo package for details.
65
66 </para>
67 </sect3>
68 <sect3 arch="ia64" id="boot-tftp-client"><title>Configuring the Client</title>
69 <para>
70 To configure the client to support TFTP booting, start by booting to EFI and
71 entering the "Boot Option Maintenance Menu".
72 </para><para>
73 Add a boot option.
74 </para><para>
75 Select the line saying "Load File [Acpi()/.../Mac()] and press enter.
76 </para><para>
77 Name the entry "Netboot" or something similar, save, and exit back to the
78 boot options menu.
79 </para><para>
80 You should see the new boot option you just created, and
81 selecting it should initiate a DHCP query, leading to a TFTP load of elilo.efi
82 from the server.
83
84 </para>
85
86 </sect3>
87 </sect2>

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