Re: [suse-sparc] SuSE 7 -- Serial Console Installation

From: Joshua Uziel (uzi@suse.com)
Date: Sun Dec 03 2000 - 06:34:15 PST

  • Next message: Richard E. Robbins: "RE: [suse-sparc] SuSE 7 -- Serial Console Installation"

    Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 06:34:15 -0800
    From: Joshua Uziel <uzi@suse.com>
    Message-ID: <20001203063415.D32265@gimp.org>
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] SuSE 7 -- Serial Console Installation
    

    * Richard E. Robbins <rerobbins@home.com> [001203 05:40]:
    > I'm trying to install SuSE 7 on a Sparc 20 that will run as a headless
    > workstation. Can the installation be accomplished with a serial terminal
    > and no monitor? I've tried to do this with a V420 hooked up to the serial
    > port. I quickly get to the language selection portion but cannot seem to
    > navigate to where I can select English. The tab key allows me to move
    > around various portions of the screen, but I can't figure out how to select
    > English as the language.

    I'm assuming you attempted to use yast2 for installation... instead try
    to use yast1 for a serial console installation.

    > I'm using a set of CDs purchased from linux system labs.

    How do you like their CDs? Anything worth noting about them?



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