Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
vasilis christaras wrote: 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? If you don't' have to do this for many machines, then just borrow a monitor from another machine, plug in a spare keyboard, and be done with it. Sometimes work-arounds ARE the best solution for the current circumstances. I managed to get it to text by counting to 10 then pressing esc, counting to 5 and then pressing Enter, but it's not really ideal. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
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. WerkhovenRegistered 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]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
vasilis christaras wrote: It should be straight forward. That was and i think still is how linux is installed in computers in data centers. A dumb terminal connected to the server via a serial cable. Many servers these days come with built in KVM or you can plug in a keyboard and monitor with not much more difficulty than a serial cable. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
No,not really. I think the easiest way is to rebuild the dvd , set the boot loader without the gfxboot option and also pass console=tty0,115200 to the kernel. But I have no idea how to do this. Not really sure if i can copy all the contents of the dvd to a folder and then use isolinux to rebuild it. Cheers, Vasilis - Original Message From: Marcin Floryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vasilis christaras [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:01:20 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation On 18/01/2008, vasilis christaras [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be straight forward. That was and i think still is how linux is installed in computers in data centers. A dumb terminal connected to the server via a serial cable. How about using autoyast? Is that at all an option for you? -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ Please consider the environment before printing this email. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
On 18/01/2008, vasilis christaras [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be straight forward. That was and i think still is how linux is installed in computers in data centers. A dumb terminal connected to the server via a serial cable. How about using autoyast? Is that at all an option for you? -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
It should be straight forward. That was and i think still is how linux is installed in computers in data centers. A dumb terminal connected to the server via a serial cable. - Original Message From: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SUSE Linux opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:39:49 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation vasilis christaras wrote: 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. Is that even possible? I've certainly never heard of it. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Serial terminal installation
vasilis christaras wrote: 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. Is that even possible? I've certainly never heard of it. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Serial terminal installation
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? I managed to get it to text by counting to 10 then pressing esc, counting to 5 and then pressing Enter, but it's not really ideal. Cheers, Vasilis 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]
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. WerkhovenRegistered 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]
