On Monday, January 02, 2012 06:26:30 PM Kenneth Lerman did opine: > On 1/2/2012 2:12 PM, gene heskett wrote: > <Stuff that I deleted> > > >> Subtotal 230.25 > >> > >> Shipping Cost (UPSGR) 13.22 > >> > >> Total $243.47 > > > > Does that include the lpt breakout kit? And is it time I bought a > > portable dvd writer that plugs into a usb port to do installs& such > > with? Will it boot from a usb dvd drive? > > It has a db25 for the lpt on the back panel. > I bought a usb drive that I never took out of the box. > It will boot from a usb drive. > Better yet, it will boot and install over the network. I forget the > precise trickery, but it involved copying the .iso file to my server, > installing a tftpserver, and mounting the .iso using the loopback > device.
Humm, I hadn't considered that route. Interesting. Stuck in the last decade I am. :) > I did need to connect a monitor and keyboard to set the appropriate boot > order. A given. > (Also, I had to reflash the bios. As shipped, when you told it to > reboot, it would hang. You had to power it down and then back up again > for it to reboot.) > And this box hangs on the shutdown phase, taking an hour to do the swapoff -f if its 200 megs into swap. PIMA is what it is, I usually just give up and hit the reset button. > I'll try to keep better notes when I do this again later in the week > with my new hardware. > > Ken Chuckle, BTDT Ken, something I am entirely too remiss at doing myself. Dammit. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> I am what you will be; I was what you are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
