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[Sunnz]

2009/5/29 Ben Coughlan <ben.coughlan at gmail.com>:
> On 29/05/2009, at 12:03 AM, Sunnz wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have some weird hardware that I have no idea of how to get any OS on
>> it. One is a Cobalt Qube: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_Qube
>
> What kind of OS were you hoping to install?

Any new stuff I guess, Linux/BSD where I can install stuff to get it
to do stuff, like a web server or some stuff like that.

> Off the top of my head; this would involve running your installer/boot disk
> in a headless mode, and redirecting the console output to the serial port
> with a command like:
>
> console=ttyS0
>
> at your boot prompt.
>
> Then just open the other end of your serial cable using gtkterm or hyper
> terminal.
>
> Of course it all depends greatly on what you're trying to install and how
> it's been prepared.

NetBSD had some guide about it too, but it uses netboot over NFS, I
think it still requires using a serial console.

http://netbsd.org/ports/cobalt/faq.html#roadmap