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

[Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04.10.2002 21:10 Jamie Andrews wrote:
> 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

After rereading I realise Paul might have mis understood, it has two 
ide channels, so cd to disk is fine.
There is just nowhere to stick a keyboard or vdu, which was why I was 
asking about a serial port, I mean to stick a dumb terminal on it and 
answer all the install question from there.

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