Re: serial install

2001-01-08 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 02:11:42PM +0100, Arthur Korn wrote: :Hi Rob : :Rob schrieb: :> I would like to be able to do installs on machines :> that have no monitor, only terminals connected through :> the serial port. : :I did an install over serial console on a Sun Sparcstation 20, :using a postat

Re: [sumary] Re: unattended install

2001-01-07 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:42:20PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: : :Regarding automated install, I've got patched from siterock for :automation of the isntall process, and that's probably what I'm going :to end up using for woody. :I suggest looking at their patches from their web site. Sorry, I :

Re: [sumary] Re: unattended install

2000-12-09 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 08:43:46PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: :Just write a script to install, and put it in : :/sbin/dbootstrap : :of root.bin This is where I'm headed for the short term, but (aside from ugliness) presents a few problems. First partitioning the HD (the size of which is unk

[sumary] Re: unattended install

2000-12-06 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
Hi, the very short version of the above: If the installer could read scripted responses from a text file rather than stdin, wonderful things could happen :) -Jon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: boot-floppies -> unattended install

2000-12-06 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
Hi, debian-devel readers: please follow-up to debian-boot debian-boot readers: sorry for the in media res cross-post but I think this is the more appropriate forum (I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong :) these are all very useful tools (FAI et al.), but not quite what I'm looking for... I