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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:21 pm    Post subject: SunBlade 2000 - No video Card Reply with quote

Is there a way to install gentoo without a video card in the SunBlade ?

I know it's possible to connect to the machine by terminal when there's no video card but can I also install gentoo -- At least get SSH on ?



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sure, most Sun SPARC machines fall back to serial console when they don't have a keyboard attached.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok cool, but did you ever tried that ?

Is there some documentation i can read to just get an IP and start SSH ? I'll do the installation with it if i can't find any videocard.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In most circumstances the livecd will pick up an IP by itself if DHCP is available on the network.
With regards to ssh that should be in the handbook but i don't recall at this particular moment.
Anyhow, it would be setting root's password and just starting the old fashined gentoo way "/etc/init.d/sshd start" - no more, no less.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

K cool !

And as I have the opportunity: Will I have troubles installing Gentoo on my Sunblade 2000 ? Do I need to know some strange behaviors Linux has with Sparc ?
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