Chapter 5. Booting the Installation System

Table of Contents

5.1. Booting the Installer on 32-bit hard-float ARMv7

5.1.1. Boot image formats

5.1.2. Console configuration

5.1.3. Booting by TFTP

5.1.4. Booting from a USB stick in U-Boot

5.1.5. Using pre-built SD-card images with the installer

5.2. Accessibility

5.2.1. Installer front-end

5.2.2. Board Devices

5.2.3. High-Contrast Theme

5.2.4. Zoom

5.2.5. Expert install, rescue mode, automated install

5.2.6. Accessibility of the installed system

5.3. Boot Parameters

5.3.1. Boot serial console

5.3.2. Debian Installer Parameters

5.3.3. Using boot parameters to answer questions

5.3.4. Passing parameters to kernel modules

5.3.5. Blacklisting kernel modules

5.4. Troubleshooting the Installation Process

5.4.1. Reliability of optical media

5.4.2. Boot Configuration

5.4.3. Interpreting the Kernel Startup Messages

5.4.4. Reporting Installation Problems

5.4.5. Submitting Installation Reports