Hi Yes, Gentoo could be installed that way, but I find compiling just about everything from source to be rather annoying. Maybe I can get a telnet server onto the slackware initrd. On Feb 21, 2006, at 12:55 PM, Tom Moore wrote: > Nope. > Gentoo may work. > Slackware or Debian don't support network based installs. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup- > bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Jacob Schmude > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 2:34 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: installing Slackware or debian via telnet? > > Hi all > > I need to install Linux on a computer to act as a server. > Unfortunately, the system is without serial ports and sighted > assistance is not, repeat not, available. I've tried installing > fedora core 4 via telnet, but the NIC on this system which has an > nVidia NForce chipset is not one of the drivers loaded when doing a > telnet install. Is there any way to install either slackware or > debian via telnet? > > Thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.10/262 - Release Date: > 2/16/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.10/262 - Release Date: > 2/16/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
