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<!-- $Id: mips.xml 64916 2010-10-08 22:15:00Z holger-guest $ -->
<sect2 arch="mips" id="boot-tftp"><title>Booting with TFTP</title>
<sect3>
<title>SGI TFTP Booting</title>
<para>
After entering the command monitor use
<informalexample><screen>
bootp():
</screen></informalexample>
on SGI machines to boot linux and to begin installation of the &debian;
Software. In order to make this
work you may have to unset the <envar>netaddr</envar> environment
variable. Type
<informalexample><screen>
unsetenv netaddr
</screen></informalexample>
in the command monitor to do this.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 arch="mips"><title>Boot Parameters</title>
<sect3>
<title>SGI TFTP Booting</title>
<para>
On SGI machines you can append boot parameters to the
<command>bootp():</command> command in the command monitor.
</para><para>
Following the <command>bootp():</command> command you can give the
path and name of the file to boot if you did not give an explicit name
via your bootp/dhcp server. Example:
<informalexample><screen>
bootp():/boot/tftpboot.img
</screen></informalexample>
Further kernel parameters can be passed via <command>append</command>:
<informalexample><screen>
bootp(): append="root=/dev/sda1"
</screen></informalexample>
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
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