I just discovered that I can boot grub and have it output via a serial port. What that means is that you don't need a monitor to install Linux. You can use a null modem (serial) cable and hook the other end to a laptop.
http://silflayhraka.com/archives/003256.html
Basically, grub.conf looks like so:
#splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1 terminal --timeout=0 serial console
Hook up a null modem cable to the box and your laptop and boot. I'll try to write more details later.
Regards, - Robert http://www.cwelug.org/downloads Help others get OpenSource. Distribute FLOSS for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent
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