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

[Jamie Andrews <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:02:38PM +0100, 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.

or alternatively remove the hard disk, put it in as a secondary in another
machine, install there and then put it back in the other machine.  

I've done this before it works great

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