iv 3.4.4. Network Settings ................................................................................................... 18 3.5. Meeting Minimum Hardware Requirements ..................................................................... 19 3.6. Pre-Partitioning for Multi-Boot Systems ........................................................................... 19 3.7. Pre-Installation Hardware and Operating System Setup.................................................... 20 3.7.1. Systems with U-Boot firmware ............................................................................. 20 3.7.1.1. Setting the ethernet MAC address in U-Boot ........................................... 21 3.7.1.2. Kernel/Initrd/Device-Tree relocation issues in U-Boot ............................ 21 3.7.2. Systems with UEFI firmware ................................................................................ 22 4. Obtaining System Installation Media ......................................................................................... 23 4.1. Official Ubuntu CD-ROMs ................................................................................................ 23 4.2. Downloading Files from Ubuntu Mirrors .......................................................................... 23 4.2.1. Where to Find Installation Images ........................................................................ 23 4.3. Preparing Files for TFTP Net Booting............................................................................... 23 4.3.1. Setting up RARP server......................................................................................... 24 4.3.2. Setting up a DHCP server...................................................................................... 24 4.3.3. Setting up a BOOTP server ................................................................................... 25 4.3.4. Enabling the TFTP Server ..................................................................................... 25 4.3.5. Move TFTP Images Into Place .............................................................................. 26 4.4. Automatic Installation........................................................................................................ 26 4.4.1. Automatic Installation Using the Ubuntu Installer................................................ 26 4.4.2. Automatic Installation Using Kickstart ................................................................. 26 4.4.2.1. Additions................................................................................................... 27 4.4.2.2. Missing features ........................................................................................ 28 4.4.2.3. Example .................................................................................................... 28 5. Booting the Installation System................................................................................................... 31 5.1. Booting the Installer on 64-bit ARM ................................................................................. 31 5.1.1. Console configuration............................................................................................ 31 5.1.2. Juno Installation..................................................................................................... 31 5.1.3. Applied Micro Mustang Installation ..................................................................... 31 5.1.4. Booting by TFTP ................................................................................................... 32 5.1.4.1. TFTP-booting in U-Boot .......................................................................... 32 5.2. Accessibility....................................................................................................................... 33 5.2.1. Installer front-end .................................................................................................. 34 5.2.2. Board Devices........................................................................................................ 34 5.2.3. High-Contrast Theme ............................................................................................ 34 5.2.4. Zoom...................................................................................................................... 34 5.2.5. Preseeding.............................................................................................................. 34 5.2.6. Accessibility of the installed system ..................................................................... 34 5.3. Boot Parameters ................................................................................................................. 34 5.3.1. Boot console .......................................................................................................... 35 5.3.2. Ubuntu Installer Parameters .................................................................................. 35 5.3.3. Using boot parameters to answer questions .......................................................... 38 5.3.4. Passing parameters to kernel modules................................................................... 39 5.3.5. Blacklisting kernel modules .................................................................................. 40 5.4. Troubleshooting the Installation Process ........................................................................... 40 5.4.1. CD-ROM Reliability ............................................................................................. 40 5.4.1.1. Common issues ......................................................................................... 40 5.4.1.2. How to investigate and maybe solve issues .............................................. 40 5.4.2. Boot Configuration ................................................................................................ 42 5.4.3. Interpreting the Kernel Startup Messages ............................................................. 42 5.4.4. Reporting Installation Problems ............................................................................ 42