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From: "Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: altinstall.xml
Date: Sun,  1 Jul 2012 18:05:02 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120701180502.CFCF32004B@flycatcher.gentoo.org> (raw)

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>






             reply	other threads:[~2012-07-01 18:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-01 18:05 Sven Vermeulen (swift) [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-01-27  7:31 [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: altinstall.xml Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
2012-04-29 16:52 Sven Vermeulen (swift)
2010-10-31 22:56 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
2010-09-27 11:06 Jan Kundrat (jkt)
2010-09-26 22:59 Jan Kundrat (jkt)
2010-09-26 21:59 Jan Kundrat (jkt)
2010-06-15  6:14 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
2010-06-14 20:22 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)

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