Gentlepeople, I am planning to build a "personal server" to run Debian AMD64. I want to build this system as cheaply and have as little unnecessary hardware as possible.
I won't have a monitor on the system (certainly not a permanent one anyway) and was planning to remotely administer it using ssh (after installation). As for the initial installation, I was hoping to use a serial cable to send the console output to a terminal on another linux PC, if this is possible. Initially I was going use a Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M (with integrated graphics) because it will be a text only system (no X). But I couldn't find this motherboard in the compatibility list. I also began to have doubts based on the fact that it was probably an "entry-level" motherboard and although I want save money by omitting unnecessary features and components, I don't want to cripple my system, I want it to have sound basic components. So I began thinking in terms of a motherboard without graphics and a cheap video card. But such motherboards are more expensive and the minimum amount I could get a graphics card (a 9200 SE) was about $A85 adding significantly to the cost. Since my system was going to be text only and remotely administered, I began to wonder, did I need physical video hardware at all? Brendan Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
