Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
Hello Ginger, I cannot speak for the Linux clinic, but if you are up for an adventure, you can try a few things before going. Here are two possible options: 1) attach an external monitor and install linux as you normally would 2) attach a single-port KVM switch[1], connect to it, and install as you normally would. As for Ubuntu or RedHat, they are both good distros. Since you are familiar with CentOS, you may want to try that one first. Then repeat with Ubuntu. Good luck and let us know how things turn out. [1] http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/spider.html Regards, - Robert On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:34 PM, G C foxyco...@gmail.com wrote: I want to use an laptop that has a broken screen to install a headless linux os on it and connect it to my new windows laptop. Is the Linux clinic on Sunday the 16th a good place to assist and get info on how to complete this task (or get better solutions LOL). I have a download of ubuntu server as well as a full download of centos (I work with Red Hat and centos so not sure how much different ubuntu is). Ginger ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
Robert, Thanks for the input. I will check out Spider and see if that works. I was also thinking of hooking it to my tv to see if I could use that as a temporary monitor. Sincerely, Ginger Coxey On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Robert Citek robert.ci...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Ginger, I cannot speak for the Linux clinic, but if you are up for an adventure, you can try a few things before going. Here are two possible options: 1) attach an external monitor and install linux as you normally would 2) attach a single-port KVM switch[1], connect to it, and install as you normally would. As for Ubuntu or RedHat, they are both good distros. Since you are familiar with CentOS, you may want to try that one first. Then repeat with Ubuntu. Good luck and let us know how things turn out. [1] http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/kvm-over-ip/spider.html Regards, - Robert On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:34 PM, G C foxyco...@gmail.com wrote: I want to use an laptop that has a broken screen to install a headless linux os on it and connect it to my new windows laptop. Is the Linux clinic on Sunday the 16th a good place to assist and get info on how to complete this task (or get better solutions LOL). I have a download of ubuntu server as well as a full download of centos (I work with Red Hat and centos so not sure how much different ubuntu is). Ginger ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
On Mon, 10 Nov 2014, Robert Citek wrote: Hello Ginger, I cannot speak for the Linux clinic, but if you are up for an adventure, you can try a few things before going. Here are two possible options: 1) attach an external monitor and install linux as you normally would 2) attach a single-port KVM switch[1], connect to it, and install as you normally would. Or 3) Install CentOS over VNC (a standard CentOS installer option), 4) Use a serial console, assuming the laptop has an RS232 port. The details for serial consoles are tricky (and long enough that I don't have time to cover them), but the benefit is that you'll be able to do out-of-band remote management. -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6' W___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2014, Robert Citek wrote: I cannot speak for the Linux clinic, but if you are up for an adventure, you can try a few things before going. Here are two possible options: 1) attach an external monitor and install linux as you normally would 2) attach a single-port KVM switch[1], connect to it, and install as you normally would. Or 3) Install CentOS over VNC (a standard CentOS installer option), 4) Use a serial console, assuming the laptop has an RS232 port. Thanks, Paul. I meant to have written Here are just two of many Kind of like measuring the height of a building with a barometer. Regards, - Robert ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Robert Citek robert.ci...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Paul. I meant to have written Here are just two of many Kind of like measuring the height of a building with a barometer. Attaching an external monitor seems like the best option if it works. One more for the list is to pull the hard disk from the laptop, attach it to a desktop machine and install from there. Then put the hard disk back into the laptop. Bill ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
On Mon, 10 Nov 2014, Robert Citek wrote: Thanks, Paul. I meant to have written Here are just two of many I didn't mean to imply that you were suggesting your list was exhaustive. In fact, your solutions are probably the most accessible. The VNC installation may be unique to Red Hat-based distributions (I don't recall seeing it as an option in Debian or Ubuntu, but that may be my oversight). Installation via serial console is definitely not a beginner-level operation and probably more of an acquired taste. Then again, beer is also an acquired taste, so there's that to be said in defense of serial consoles. I didn't mention a fifth option, but will do so now: 5) Put the laptop's hard drive in another machine, do the installation there, then move the drive back to the original machine. Of course, that doesn't solve the how do I get a local console? issue, but with Linux (pace Windows), it's a very viable solution. -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6' W___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Headless Linux Machine
On Mon, 10 Nov 2014, Paul Heinlein wrote: 5) Put the laptop's hard drive in another machine, do the installation there, then move the drive back to the original machine. I swear I didn't see Bill's suggestion before sending this! :-) -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6' W___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
