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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml index 5ca320b5bb15..94199e5e028d 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ </para> <para> - These instructions assume that you have an existing PXE or iPXE infrastructure and simply want to add the NixOS installer as another option. To build the necessary files from a recent version of nixpkgs, you can run: + These instructions assume that you have an existing PXE or iPXE + infrastructure and simply want to add the NixOS installer as another option. + To build the necessary files from a recent version of nixpkgs, you can run: </para> <programlisting> @@ -18,18 +20,31 @@ nix-build -A netboot nixos/release.nix </programlisting> <para> - This will create a <literal>result</literal> directory containing: * <literal>bzImage</literal> – the Linux kernel * <literal>initrd</literal> – the initrd file * <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> – an example ipxe script demonstrating the appropriate kernel command line arguments for this image + This will create a <literal>result</literal> directory containing: * + <literal>bzImage</literal> – the Linux kernel * <literal>initrd</literal> + – the initrd file * <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> – an example ipxe + script demonstrating the appropriate kernel command line arguments for this + image </para> <para> - If you’re using plain PXE, configure your boot loader to use the <literal>bzImage</literal> and <literal>initrd</literal> files and have it provide the same kernel command line arguments found in <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal>. + If you’re using plain PXE, configure your boot loader to use the + <literal>bzImage</literal> and <literal>initrd</literal> files and have it + provide the same kernel command line arguments found in + <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal>. </para> <para> - If you’re using iPXE, depending on how your HTTP/FTP/etc. server is configured you may be able to use <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> unmodified, or you may need to update the paths to the files to match your server’s directory layout + If you’re using iPXE, depending on how your HTTP/FTP/etc. server is + configured you may be able to use <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> unmodified, + or you may need to update the paths to the files to match your server’s + directory layout </para> <para> - In the future we may begin making these files available as build products from hydra at which point we will update this documentation with instructions on how to obtain them either for placing on a dedicated TFTP server or to boot them directly over the internet. + In the future we may begin making these files available as build products + from hydra at which point we will update this documentation with instructions + on how to obtain them either for placing on a dedicated TFTP server or to + boot them directly over the internet. </para> </section> |