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964  <var>FAI_FLAGS</var> (= T172).</p> </footnote>.  This is only usefull  <var>FAI_FLAGS</var> (= T172).</p> </footnote>.  This is only usefull
965  if booting from network card. Otherwise, you have to remove the floppy disk  if booting from network card. Otherwise, you have to remove the floppy disk
966  and type return or call <prgn>faireboot</prgn> from a remote  and type return or call <prgn>faireboot</prgn> from a remote
967  login. Currently it's not possible to edit the BIOS from Linux to  login. After the installation has finished, you must change the boot
968  change the boot device sequence, so next time the host will boot from another  device, to boot the new installed system. Read <ref id="changeboot">
969  device (local disk).  how to change the boot device.
970    
971    
972    
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1322    
1323    
1324  Multiple lines with lists of space separated names of packages follows  Multiple lines with lists of space separated names of packages follows
1325  the commads install and remove. All dependencies are resolved and <prgn>apt-get</prgn>  the commands install and remove. All dependencies are resolved and <prgn>apt-get</prgn>
1326  is used to perform the installation or removal of packages. The order of the  is used to perform the installation or removal of packages. The order of the
1327  packages is of no matter.  packages is of no matter.
1328  <p>  <p>
# Line 1330  A line, that contains the <tt>PRELOAD</t Line 1330  A line, that contains the <tt>PRELOAD</t
1330  directory before installing the packages. For examples the package  directory before installing the packages. For examples the package
1331  <prgn>realplayer</prgn> needs an archive to install the software, so  <prgn>realplayer</prgn> needs an archive to install the software, so
1332  this archive is downloaded to the directory  this archive is downloaded to the directory
1333  <file>/root</file>. Currently, it will not be removed after installing  <file>/root</file>. The file downloaded will not be removed after installing
1334  the packages.  the packages. If the file should be removed after all packages were
1335    installed, use the command <tt>PRELOADRM</tt>.
1336    
1337    
1338  <sect id=cscripts>Scripts in <tt>/fai/scripts</tt><p>  <sect id=cscripts>Scripts in <tt>/fai/scripts</tt><p>
# Line 1363  file from scratch. Using the command <pr Line 1364  file from scratch. Using the command <pr
1364  write script that are useful for multiple classes. But now have a look  write script that are useful for multiple classes. But now have a look
1365  at the scripts and see what they are doing.  at the scripts and see what they are doing.
1366    
1367    <sect id=changeboot>Changing the boot device<p>
1368    
1369    Changing the boot sequence is normally done in your BIOS setup. But
1370    you can't change the BIOS from a running Linux system (I you know how
1371    to perform this, send me a mail). But there's another way of changing
1372    the boot device of a running Linux system.
1373    
1374    <p>
1375    Change the boot sequence in your BIOS, so the first boot device is the
1376    local disk, where the master boot is located.
1377    The second boot device
1378    should be set to LAN or floppy disk, depending from which media you
1379    boot when the installation process is performed.
1380    
1381    After the installation is performed, <manref name="lilo" section="8">
1382    write a valid boot sector to the local disk. Since it's the first boot
1383    device, the computer will boot the new isntalled system. If you like
1384    to perform an installation again, you have to disable this boot
1385    sector. Use the command <prgn>bootsector</prgn><footnote>
1386     <p>Copy <prgn>bootsector to <file>/usr/local/sbin</file></prgn></p> </footnote>
1387    
1388    
1389    If your BIOS can't set the network card as second boot device, this
1390    could also be done using LAN as the first boot device. This is how
1391    
1392    <example>
1393    Boot From LAN First: Enabled
1394    Boot Sequence      : C,A
1395    </example>
1396    
1397    The MBA of a 3Com card should be set upas follows:
1398    <example>
1399    Default Boot           Local
1400    Local Boot             Enabled
1401    Message Timeout        3 Seconds
1402    Boot Failure Prompt    Wait for timeout
1403    Boot Failure           Next boot device
1404    </example>
1405    
1406    
1407  <sect id=errors>Looking for errors<p>  <sect id=errors>Looking for errors<p>
1408  If the installation process stops or even it finishes, parse all log files for errors using:  If the installation process stops or even it finishes, parse all log files for errors using:
1409  <example>  <example>
# Line 1398  All defined classes are listed in <file> Line 1439  All defined classes are listed in <file>
1439    
1440    
1441  Creation is also done by <prgn>setup_harddisks</prgn>. Mounting the  Creation is also done by <prgn>setup_harddisks</prgn>. Mounting the
1442  filesystems is done by the routine <tt>mount2target</tt>. It's  filesystems is done by the routine <tt>mount2dir</tt>. It's
1443  possible to specify parameters for filesystems creation and also to  possible to specify parameters for filesystems creation and also to
1444  give mount options.  give mount options.
1445    
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