From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AaxLZ-0007sf-00 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:22:13 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBTDMCDK002346 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:22:12 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBTDMCDl002345 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:22:12 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:22:12 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031229132212.GI2260@gmx.net> References: <3FF01F0C.B0FFAAAD@the-bofh.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3FF01F0C.B0FFAAAD@the-bofh.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: installing linux X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:22:13 -0000 Hello, I think you can install over a serial line with most distros. I was trying this with slackware 8.1 which was the current version at the time but since I didnt have a nullmodem cable it failed. what you do and someone correct me if i'm wrong is pass the param console=ttyS0 or something like that on the kernel commandline. It's been a while since I did this so I forget the details. On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 06:33:16AM -0600, Vortek, Eater Of Souls! wrote: > Hello everyone, > I believe this question has been asked before, and therefore, I > apologise for asking again. > I'm wondering about alternative ways of installing linux. > I heard someone talking about installing over a serial connection, and > also heard about installing over a telnet connection. > I'm wondering which of these is possible, and with which distrobutions. > I have a pentium 166 with 16mb of ram, so any newer Redhat releases are > probably out, unless you can force it to install on a system that the > installer doesn't like. > I've heard that newer Redhat distros refuse to install on anything with > less than 64mb of RAM. > Any help would be greatly appriciated. > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.