>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pablo Manalastas >Sent: 25. helmikuuta 2003 14:12 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [plug] network installation on a keyboardless machine > > >On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Anuerin G. Diaz wrote: > >> Just to clarify things, I only asked the question because Im not sure
>> I still have a serial keyboard at home and I wouldn't buy one because >> of space issues in jungle that I call my room and the keyboard is >> bound to be junked somewhere after all is done. And I also think doing >> it this way would be one good experience. > >I am not too good with hardware, but as far as I know, the >only keyboards that work with Intel PCs are not serial >keyboards. I have seen only three kinds of keyboards so far: >those that connect to >the dedicated keyboard socket, or PS/2 socket, or USB port. >I have yet to see true serial keyboards for Intel PCs. > I apologize for the misconception I may have caused. I always thought that the keyboard that comes in most old IBM-clone PC is called a serial keyboard (in contrast to the newer PS/2 version). Im referring to the one connecting to the dedicated keyboard socket and not the one that connects to the sockets answering to 'ttyS?'. <snip> > >I can not see how you can do interactive installation on a system >without keyboard or monitor. You may not even be able to do a >network install, because most installation systems don't auto- >configure themselves as DHCP clients, so how do you get the not-even- >installed system to talk to the network? > My idea (though I don't know if really doable) was to boot the P166 with a floppy-based distro that can detect and bring-up the NIC and then use ssh to connect to it from my duron machine. I know the idea has a lot of flaws that I have not seen so I submitted it to the mailing list for dissection. :) ciao! _ 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]
