Installing Ubuntu 7.10 server via serial terminal

[Dave]

Hello,
    Thanks for your reply. I don't use vm images and i was hoping this would 
be just like bringing a CD around with me. Any way to remaster the original 
disk?
Thanks.
Dave.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nils Kassube" <kassube at gmx.net>
To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Installing Ubuntu 7.10 server via serial terminal


> Dave wrote:
>> I've got a box i want to put Ubuntu 7.10 server on, it
>> does not have a monitor or keyboard on it as they are not needed and
>> it's currently not possible to plug one in. What i'd like to do is put
>> in a bootable ubuntu 7.10 CD and install via a serial terminal, that is
>> another box with a keyboard and monitor connected to the headless
>> machine via a nullmodem serial cable. Is this doable? If not with the
>> standard 7.10 server CD is it doable if i remaster the disk and create
>> a custom one?
>
> I don't think you can do it without a custom CD. Just as an idea to save
> some work: You could install everything you need for the server on a
> virtual machine. Don't forget to include openssh-server so you can later
> access the server via network (I forgot it the first time when I was in a
> similar situation). Write a disk image from that installation to a file.
> Then make a CD (or better a CDRW if it doesn't work at the first attempt)
> which automatically writes this disk image to the hard disk. That way you
> don't have to do a lot of customization - you only have to find out how
> to make a bootable CD (with isolinux) which can write a file to the hard
> disk.
>
>
> Nils
>
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