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



On 04.10.2002 21:19 Mark McRitchie wrote:


On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Mike wrote:
> I have a maxtor box with no keyboard or graphics card, so I need a
> distro that will install over a serial port.

when you say over a serial port, do you mean using a serial console?
Does
the box have a floppy drive/cdrom? as I'm sure most linux distro's
support
serial consoles for the install process.

Mark.
Correct, that was what I was trying to say :-)

Mind you, I have not got the serial port to work yet, but I am working on that.
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