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diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/HACKING b/mdk-stage1/doc/HACKING new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d196c8010 --- /dev/null +++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/HACKING @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +If you have to boot pretty often, you'll appreciate to speed the things up +a little. + +Here's what we use: the GRUB feature to boot from the network using the +DHCP protocol and the TFTP protocol. + +Here's the "menu.lst" to do that: + +-=-=-- + +timeout 0 + +title linux +dhcp +tftpserver 192.168.1.17 +kernel (nd)/tftpboot/gc/vmlinuz ramdisk=32000 vga=788 +initrd (nd)/tftpboot/gc/network.rdz + +-=-=-- + + +The option "tftpserver" is used to override the tftpserver address given +as an answer by the DHCP server. That way, you'll not need to bother your +system administrator to modify his dhcp server configuration. + +The directory /tftpboot seems to be the only one defaultly accepted by the +server, and its subdirs. + + +Of course, your GRUB needs to be compiled with the specific code for your +network card; use ./configure --help in the GRUB build dir for more infos. |