On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, fooler wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pablo Manalastas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:28 AM > Subject: Re: [plug] network installation on a keyboardless machine > > > > Why don't you remove the HD, transfer the HD to a machine with > > keyboard and monitor, and then after installation, put the HD back into > > the original keyboardless machine? > > there is a drawback when doing this doc... if the admin is know nothing > about the differences between i386, i586 or i686 precompiled kernels since > the orignal hardware is pentium 166... putting the harddisk on the latest > pentium machine and the installer used the higher precompiled kernel for > that processor to take advantage of it and putting it back to pentium 166, > the results will be kernel panic or hangup...
If it's a redhat distro, this is ok as redhat doesn't put out binaries optimized for CPUs > i386. > > a while ago i was thinking why he wanted for a keyboardless and monitorless > installation and make his life complicated while he can easily put a > temporary keyboard and monitor just to make his life easy :-> or maybe just > for a curiosity sake he wanted to learn how to install linux under > keyboardless and monitorless environment ;-> > I haven't done this but maybe it would be possible for one to install a distro in text mode via the serial console? -- FLIP MAGAZINE, GLOBE QUEST and MOSSIMO bring to you: "New Worlds" - The 1st Phil. Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention March 12, 2003, Premiere THX Theater Complex For more information, visit http://www.newworlds.tk _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
