swift 12/07/01 18:05:02 Modified: altinstall.xml Log: Fix bug #389781 - Inform about gPXE for PXE boot on non-PXE capable systems
Revision Changes Path 1.86 xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.86&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.86&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?r1=1.85&r2=1.86 Index: altinstall.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v retrieving revision 1.85 retrieving revision 1.86 diff -u -r1.85 -r1.86 --- altinstall.xml 29 Apr 2012 16:52:20 -0000 1.85 +++ altinstall.xml 1 Jul 2012 18:05:02 -0000 1.86 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.85 2012/04/29 16:52:20 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.86 2012/07/01 18:05:02 swift Exp $ --> <guide> <title>The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO</title> @@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>10</version> -<date>2012-04-29</date> +<version>11</version> +<date>2012-07-01</date> <chapter> <title>About this document</title> @@ -293,9 +293,12 @@ <body> <p> -You will need a network card on the diskless client that uses the PXE protocol -to boot, like many 3com cards. You will also need a BIOS that supports booting -from PXE. +PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) is a method for booting computers over +a PXE-capable network interface (and using a PXE-supporting BIOS). It is +also supported as a boot method from block devices (like CDs or USBs) in +case the system does not support PXE boot from the network interface or +BIOS. In such cases, a minimal boot environment mimics the PXE supporting +network card (see also <uri link="http://etherboot.org";>Etherboot/gPXE</uri>). </p> </body>
