On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 12:22:26AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install debian on a remote x86 box, where i have nothing apart > from a network connection, and ssh into an existing redhat system (and a free > 1GB swap partition i can scavenge). > > As i see it, without needing the kvm again, there are two possibilities for > it: > > 1) use the netboot image, but boot it directly from disk with lilo, and use > the ssh frontend. > > 2) use preseeding and do a fully automated blind install. This is rather > chancy though, especially as we don't have a local mirror system to test run > it.
3) debootstrap, chroot into it for running the bootloader[1]
> I know the ssh frontend was done for the s390 machines, but is it available
> also on other plateforms ? Part of the standard rc2 netboot image ? Are
> particular options needed ? I didn't find any documentation in the x86 manual
> about this.
>
> The other possibility would be to hire the kvm switch again, and do a hd-media
> install (since the kvm uses the same ip as the box, the netboot method is not
> ok).
>
> /me a bit lost outside of my nice to boot pegasos/powerpc/OF boxes with serial
> console :/
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
Cheers
Geert Stappers
[1] Yep, don't use the full debian-installer for this problem
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