ok, that is some new info I didn't have. it is going to have to wait for a few months though as I have no spare funds. still, though, it is still considerably than the $300+ I would have had to spend on a new MB/daughterboard, ram and cpu.
-eric On Dec 8, 2011, at 12:19 AM, James Shupe wrote: > Depending on your application, an older HP DL140 or DL145 G3 may work. > They have iLo 100, which includes serial console redirection, and can be > had on Ebay for around a hundred bucks. They're still nice with dual > dual core Xeon or Opterons and up to 32Gb RAM. > > On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 21:54 -0700, Eric Oyen wrote: >> no kidding about the expensive part. a stand alone unit (designed for a pci-e >> or pci-x slot) can be generally more expensive than purchasing a server grade >> motherboard with an associated daughter board management device. Tyan >> microcomputer makes a reasonably priced MB with a separate daughter board >> (sold separately). my only issue is going to be getting the funds to do this. >> >> -eric >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Bryan wrote: >> >>> I have one, and no, it doesn't work. Not until after the system is >>> installed. >>> >>> The only option I think might hold promise (but it's gonna cost) is >>> one of those remote management cards. Sun had a LOM card that you >>> could SSH to, and then access a console from it... >>> >>> I think you can get one of those PC Weasel cards, but there really >> expensive. >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 19:16, Russell Garrison >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> hello group. >>>>> >>>>> I have an interesting (and fairly technical) question. >>>>> >>>>> the question is: how can I forward the install screen via ssh to another >>>>> machine on my network? I ask this because I didn't see any specific >>>>> instructions that applied. my issue right now is that I need a sighted >>>>> assistant to read me the screen and help with B installing the base >> system >>>> (and >>>>> setting up ssh). >>>>> >>>>> I would like to run the install like from a serial port output (like the >>>> old >>>>> spark pizza boxes) but none of my current machines have a serial port to >>> do >>>>> this on. >>>>> >>>>> comments? suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> -eric >>>>> >>>> >>>> Any possibility of using USB serial adapters on these systems? You may >>>> need to blind-type to the boot loader in order to get it up on the >>>> serial redirection with an attached keyboard, but as I recall that >>>> isn't a big issue for Eric. ;) Then you would just need a crossover to >>>> the other DTE port on a host running cu and ssh to handle the install. >>>> We would do a similar thing with our v210's except they had built-in >>>> serial. >> > > -- > James Shupe, OSRE > developer/ engineer > BSD/ Linux support & hosting > [email protected] | www.osre.org > O 9032530140 | F 9032530150 | M 9035223425
