From 4f2aa62b2119f150c4fe2bcdbd06e1bccb62daef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Kamil=20P=C3=A1ral?= Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:58:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] boot-options.rst: add a note about hd iso source Mention that inst.repo=hd:device:path.iso can be used and is automatically detected. --- docs/boot-options.rst | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/boot-options.rst b/docs/boot-options.rst index dde53b1f7fd..fdfe7b2255c 100644 --- a/docs/boot-options.rst +++ b/docs/boot-options.rst @@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ different ways: ``inst.repo=hd::`` Mount the given disk partition and install from the given path. + This accepts not just an installable tree directory in the ```` element, + but you can also specify an ``.iso`` file. That ISO file is then mounted and + used as the installation tree. This is often used for simulating a standard + DVD installation using a local ``DVD.iso`` image. + ``inst.repo=[http,https,ftp]:///`` Look for an installable tree at the given URL. @@ -74,9 +79,9 @@ different ways: You can specify what version of the NFS protocol to use by adding ``nfsvers=X`` to the `options`. - + This accepts not just an installable tree directory in the ```` element, - but you can also specify an ``.iso`` file. That ISO file is then mounted and + but you can also specify an ``.iso`` file. That ISO file is then mounted and used as the installation tree. This is often used for simulating a standard DVD installation using a remote ``DVD.iso`` image.