Re: telnet installation of Redhat

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Hi:
Yes it is include, I already tried it with RH 9 using over net 
installation from ftp.freshrpms.net and I did everything via my speech 
terminal.

Red Hat forgot to support console installation only with rh 6.1 release.

Thanks,
Pawel.

On Sun, 4 May 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Hi, Pawel:
> 
> That's likely true. I say "likely," because I just don't recall whether
> Red Hat supports serial port installation. I would have to go look that
> up.
> 
> 
> Pawel Loba writes:
> > From: Pawel Loba <pl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Hi:
> > I apologize for my, perhaps, naive questions but isn't it easier, and 
> > with the speech running pretty much from the beginning, to use a second 
> > machine as a speech terminal, assuming that at least one machine has the 
> > speech on it, to run at the boot prompt:
> > linux console=ttyS0,9600,n81
> > 
> > At least from my point of view, there is less job don't blindly and 
> > worked for me with RH and debian.
> > 
> > Best wishes,
> > Pawel.
> > 
> > On Sat, 3 May 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > 
> > > Here's how to use telnet to install Red Hat 9. Of course you need two
> > > computers to do this. I will refer to the machine where Red Hat 9 is
> > > being installed as the target system. I will refer to the other computer
> > > as the control system.
> > > 
> > > 1.)	Obtain RH 9 either on media, or as ISO images. You may install
> > > from the iso images if you can put them on a partition on the target
> > > system that you will not be formatting during your installation.
> > > 
> > > 2.)	Boot the installation on the target system using either floppy
> > > disks or the first installation CD ROM. At the boot> prompt type:
> > > 
> > > 	text telnet
> > > 
> > > 		If you're using floppy disks, you may need more than one
> > > 		disk in order to get all the drivers the installation
> > > 		will require. In that case you would type the following
> > > 		at the boot> prompt:
> > > 
> > > 	text dd telnet
> > > 
> > > 		You will not have speech during this process. You need
> > > 		to monitor disk activity to know when to take the next
> > > 		action. The pause at the boot> prompt is short--only 10
> > > 		seconds by default, though you can edit that value by
> > > 		editing the syslinux.cfg file on your boot media. You
> > > 		press enter twice while swapping floppy disks.
> > > 
> > > 3.)	When the last of your boot media stops, press TAB once and then
> > > press ENTER.
> > > 
> > > 4.)	At this point you've finished working on the target system and
> > > can switch to the control system.
> > > 5.)	Ping the broadcast address of your network to discover the
> > > address assigned to your target system.
> > > 
> > > 6.)	Telnet to the address of the target system and proceed with the
> > > Red Hat installation.
> > > 
> > > Note that lengthy paragraphs can be written about step 5. I'll assume
> > > you know how to do step 5 unless you ask for help with that.
> > > 
> > > Additional installation help is available in the HOWTO at:
> > > 
> > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
> > > 
> > > which will contain the telnet process when we update it for Red Hat 9.
> > > Also, consult Red Hat's excellent online documentation at:
> > > 
> > > http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/howto/rhl9.html
> > > 
> > > Lorenzo Prince writes:
> > > > From: Lorenzo Prince <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > Hi.
> > > > 
> > > > I understand there is a way to install RH9 using telnet from another
> > > > machine.  Unfortunately, looking at the documentation, I can't seem to
> > > > find how to do this.  There was a message on the Speakup list about this,
> > > > but I don't have it to refer back to anymore.  Can someone tell me how to
> > > > do this or give me a URL where I can find documentation on this feature?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Lorenzo
> > > > 
> > > > I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development
> > > > That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb.  Thank you.
> > > > 	-- Vance Petree, Virginia Power
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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