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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list