2005/8/2, Rauschkolb, Mark <mrauschkolb@xxxxxxx>: > > We want to have a minimally interactive install that will work over a > serial console, or with a locally attached keyboard -- the only > interaction at the moment is to reply to a "do you want to wipe the > contents of the machine" > > I can get the config to work with either the attached keyboard (output > to and get a reply from /dev/tty1) OR to work with the serial console > (/dev/console) but I cannot get it to work with both. > > Is there a way to communicate with both devices simultaneously? > Nope. There isn't an easy way to do that. > If not, is there a way to determine if there is a keyboard/monitor > attached? > If you used a USB keyboard you could type lsusb. regards, dan carpenter