Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-18 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 15. April 2005 16:29 schrieb ext Frank Schafer: ... if I remember right it has. You'll have to remove your graphics card so that the kernel sends everything to the first serial port found. Of course NOT. If the kernel has support for a serial console, it will send output to the

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-15 Thread Ognjen Bezanov
Eric S. Johansson wrote: Ciaran McCreesh wrote: On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 Eric S. Johansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD | and install

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Bastian Balthazar Bux
Eric S. Johansson wrote: I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD and install everything via serial console? thanks, ---eric people has used the ps2 mouse attach too ;) some crazy boy

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Robert G. Hays
If the computer has a USB port, maybe you can find enable 'legacy' (keyboard mouse) on USB; obviousy this needs a usb-capable keyboard begged, borrowed, or bought if you don't already have one Just a thought. rgh. Bastian Balthazar Bux wrote: Eric S. Johansson wrote: I have a system

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 Eric S. Johansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD | and install everything via serial console? What arch? It's supported on

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Eric S. Johansson
Ciaran McCreesh wrote: On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 Eric S. Johansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD | and install everything via serial console? What

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 15. April 2005 01:13 schrieb ext Eric S. Johansson: Ciaran McCreesh wrote: What arch? It's supported on sparc, mips, hppa and arm at least and should work automatically. sorry, x86 Just boot the CD with 2.6 kernel and check with zcat /proc/config.gz|grep CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE