It's a new system. No OS. I'm trying to install it from the opensuse DVD using a serial console.I can't even get past the boot loader screen of the DVD.
Regards, Vasilis ----- Original Message ---- From: Theo v. Werkhoven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:32:28 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation Thu, 17 Jan 2008, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hi, > I'm trying to install opensuse 10.2 on a machine without monitor+keyboard. > I only have access via the serial console. > When the dvd boot loader starts it kicks in, in graphical > mode and minicom will show nothing, just a white screen. > Tried all terminal+serial port settings with no success. > > Any ideas on how to do it? You enabled the agetty in /etc/inittab? #S0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 9600 ttyS0 vt102 or #cons:12345:respawn:/sbin/smart_agetty -L 38400 console ^ Remove hash and do 'init q' as root Found this Novell page: <https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/584/3456486_f.SAL_Public.html> Theo -- Theo v. Werkhoven Registered Linux user# 99872 http://counter.li.org ICBM 52 13 26N , 4 29 47E. + ICQ: 277217131 SUSE 10.3 + Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kernel 2.6.22 + See headers for PGP/GPG info. Claimer: any email I receive will become my property. Disclaimers do not apply. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
