From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from opera.rednote.net ([70.84.142.212]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GiyR5-0004kQ-00 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:22:39 -0500 Received: from opera.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opera.rednote.net (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id kABJMctf027227 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:22:38 GMT Received: (from janina@localhost) by opera.rednote.net (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id kABJMcFI027226 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:22:38 -0500 Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:22:38 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: installing remotely Message-ID: <20061111192238.GM30054@rednote.net> References: <20061109124558.COSY1470.mta11.adelphia.net@zeus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061109124558.COSY1470.mta11.adelphia.net@zeus> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: Linux opera.rednote.net 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5spksmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:22:39 -0000 This is mostly correct. One suggestion: Rather than ksdevice=eth0, use the mac address to be very certain telnet will talk to the device you intend: ksdevice=aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff PS: The advice here references Fedora, none others. Tom Moore writes: > If my memory serves me right the instructions are: > At the boot prompt once you put the cd in the drive type: > Text telnet ksdev=/dev/eth0 ip=www.xxx.yyy.zzz netmask=www.xxx.yyy.zzz > gateway=www.xxx.yyy.zzz > /dev/eth0 being the first network card in the machine that Fedora detects. > I believe you can use dhcp as well, but if you do that then you'll have to > hunt around for the machine to see what ip it was given by the dhcp server > so when I do an install like this I can always know where the machine is. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Butch Bussen > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:34 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Cc: RadSurfer@yahoo.com > Subject: installing remotely > > I've seen references on thist occasionally on either using telnet or a > "serial console" to install from another machine. What do I type at the > first prompt to do this? > I run an i r l p ham radio Linux box and have done four of these, but > always needed sighted help to do the initial install. Once I get up and > running I can use my windows machine witha terminal program and winscp to > do what I need. Hoping there is a way to do this without sighted help. > 73s > Butch Bussen > wa0vjr > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: 11/8/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: 11/8/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org