Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-17 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 15. April 2005 16:29 schrieb ext Frank Schafer: > ... if I remember right it has. You'll have to remove your graphics card > so that the kernel sends everything to the first serial port found. Of course NOT. If the kernel has support for a serial console, it will send output to the se

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-15 Thread Frank Schafer
... if I remember right it has. You'll have to remove your graphics card so that the kernel sends everything to the first serial port found. 0,02$ Frank On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 12:06 +0100, Ognjen Bezanov wrote: > Eric S. Johansson wrote: > > > Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 1

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-15 Thread Ognjen Bezanov
Eric S. Johansson wrote: > Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > >> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 "Eric S. Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is >> there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) >> minimal boot CD >> |

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 15. April 2005 01:13 schrieb ext Eric S. Johansson: > Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > What arch? It's supported on sparc, mips, hppa and arm at least and > > should work automatically. > > sorry, x86 Just boot the CD with 2.6 kernel and check with zcat /proc/config.gz|grep CONFIG_SERIAL_C

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Eric S. Johansson
Ciaran McCreesh wrote: On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 "Eric S. Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD | and install everything via serial console? Wh

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:50:30 -0400 "Eric S. Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there | any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD | and install everything via serial console? What arch? It's supported

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console with a side order of vacation programs

2005-04-14 Thread Eric S. Johansson
Bastian Balthazar Bux wrote: Eric S. Johansson wrote: people has used the ps2 mouse attach too ;) some crazy boy that wanted to attach 3 monitors and keyboard to one pc. twisted man, twisted. ohh wait that is another system.. ;-) No idea on how to change default input in a boot cd. was afraid of t

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Robert G. Hays
If the computer has a USB port, maybe you can find & enable 'legacy' (keyboard & mouse) on USB; obviousy this needs a usb-capable keyboard begged, borrowed, or bought if you don't already have one Just a thought. rgh. Bastian Balthazar Bux wrote: Eric S. Johansson wrote: I have a system w

Re: [gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Bastian Balthazar Bux
Eric S. Johansson wrote: > I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there > any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD > and install everything via serial console? > > thanks, > ---eric > > people has used the ps2 mouse attach too ;) some crazy

[gentoo-user] boot with serial console

2005-04-14 Thread Eric S. Johansson
I have a system with an apparently dead keyboard interface. is there any chance I could use the standard (or near standard) minimal boot CD and install everything via serial console? thanks, ---eric -- http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/view.html?pg=5 The result of the duopoly that curren