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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "VIRT-P2V 1"
-.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-07" "virt-p2v-0.9.3" "Virtualization Support"
+.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-12" "virt-p2v-0.9.6" "Virtualization Support"
 .SH "NAME"
 virt\-p2v \- P2V (physical to virtual machine) migration tool
 .SH "SUMMARY"
@@ -156,13 +156,17 @@ machine over the network to the virtualization host machine over ssh.
 Therefore \f(CW\*(C`sshd\*(C'\fR must be running on the virtualization host, and must
 be accessible to that host.  See \fB\s-1SERVER\s0 \s-1REQUIREMENTS\s0\fR section below.
 .PP
-The \f(CW\*(C`virt\-p2v\*(C'\fR script must only be run from the live \s-1CD\s0.  It isn't
-designed to run outside this environment and could do Bad Things to
-your machine if you try it.  The script contains some checks to try to
-stop you from doing this.
+The \f(CW\*(C`virt\-p2v\*(C'\fR script must only be run from the live \s-1CD\s0 environment.
+It isn't designed to run outside this environment and could do Bad
+Things to your machine if you try it.  The script contains some checks
+to try to stop you from doing this.
 .PP
 Virt\-p2v does not modify the physical machine, its disks,
 configuration etc.
+.PP
+\&\s-1USB\s0 key and \s-1PXE\s0 boot options are also available.  See sections
+\&\fB\s-1PXE\s0 \s-1BOOTING\s0\fR and \fB\s-1BOOTING\s0 \s-1FROM\s0 A \s-1USB\s0 \s-1KEY\s0\fR
+below.
 .SH "STANDARD USAGE"
 .IX Header "STANDARD USAGE"
 After booting the live \s-1CD\-R\s0, you are presented with a series of
@@ -574,10 +578,29 @@ or the equivalent manual command:
 .Vb 1
 \& ./iso-attach virt-p2v-VERSION.iso virt-p2v
 .Ve
-.SH "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY INSTEAD OF A CD"
-.IX Header "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY INSTEAD OF A CD"
-If you wish to boot from a \s-1USB\s0 keydrive, use the livecd-iso-to-disk
-tool:
+.PP
+Note that \s-1ISO\s0 attachments only work with real (and emulated) CD\-Rs,
+not with other methods of booting such as \s-1USB\s0 keys and \s-1PXE\s0.
+.SH "PXE BOOTING"
+.IX Header "PXE BOOTING"
+If you wish to boot over the network using \s-1PXE\s0, use the
+\&\f(CW\*(C`livecd\-iso\-to\-pxeboot\*(C'\fR script (part of \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-tools\*(C'\fR).
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& livecd-iso-to-pxeboot virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso
+.Ve
+.PP
+then copy the generated subdirectory \f(CW\*(C`tftpboot/\*(C'\fR to the
+right place for your \s-1PXE\s0 configuration.
+.PP
+Pre-built \s-1PXE\s0 boot images are also available on the website.
+.PP
+General configuration of \s-1DHCP\s0, \s-1TFTP\s0 and \s-1PXE\s0 for network booting are
+outside the scope of this document.
+.SH "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY"
+.IX Header "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY"
+If you wish to boot from a \s-1USB\s0 keydrive, use the \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-iso\-to\-disk\*(C'\fR
+script (part of \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-tools\*(C'\fR):
 .PP
 .Vb 1
 \& livecd-iso-to-disk virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso /dev/sdX1