Re: [suse-sparc] Install suse linux to SparcStation 2 without input device and monitor

From: Alvaro Figueroa (fede2@fuerzag.ulatina.ac.cr)
Date: Thu Feb 21 2002 - 09:38:39 PST

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    From: Alvaro Figueroa <fede2@fuerzag.ulatina.ac.cr>
    Date: 21 Feb 2002 11:38:39 -0600
    Message-Id: <1014313119.5474.93.camel@lucy>
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Install suse linux to SparcStation 2 without input device and monitor
    

    On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 01:27, KH Wong wrote:
    > I just want to make use of my old SparcStation 2, but I does not have
    > keyboard / mouse and monitor for this machine. Can I install suse
    > linux to it without keyboard / mouse and monitor?

    You just need to change the input+output device. If you boot the box up
    without a keyboard, it automatically changes both its input and output
    device to ttya, which is the first serial port.

    So, then, you just need to connect another box to the serial console
    and then run a "serial communication program" like minicom.

    If you boot up the box using a tftp (net) boot, or a Cd, or floppies or
    a tape ;), is another issue that doesn't have to do with you don't
    having a keyboard.

    -- 
    Alvaro Figueroa
    

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