Re: [LUG] Is there any linux that can be installed via serial port

[Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04.10.2002 21:02 Paul Weaver wrote:
> On Friday 04 October 2002 9:04 pm, Mike wrote:
> > G'day all,
> >
> > Subject says it all really.
> >
> > I have a maxtor box with no keyboard or graphics card, so I need a
> > distro that will install over a serial port.
> >
>
> Does it even boot up without a graphics card?
>
> In short words, no. You need to boot up from somehwere, which is set
> in the
> bios. Usually (on modern computers), fdd, hdd, cd, (usb?), network.
>
> Only way would be to plug a floppy, net card and graphics card in,
> install,
> then remove everything.

Nope, this is a maxtor maxattach box, there is not even a slot to stick 
a graphics card.
it's running freebsd at the moment, I wanted to stick a linux distro, 
since that is what I know.
freebsd does look for a serial port.

I suppose I could build a distro to look for it.

Maybe I should just build it on another box and swap the disks over...

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'ooroo

Mike...(:)-)
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