> Am 16.03.2018 um 14:21 schrieb isdtor <isdtor at gmail.com>: > > Nicolas Kovacs writes: >> Hi, >> >> I have to install CentOS 7 for a client, to act as cache & filtering >> proxy using Squid. >> >> I'd like to use this piece of specialized hardware : >> >> http://store.calexium.com/fr/systeme-pre-assemble/869-systeme-pre-assemble-rackmatrix-apu-amd-gx-412tc-quatre-coeurs-1-ghz.html >> >> There is no VGA or HDMI video output, just a serial port to connect to, >> and then three NICs and two USB ports. >> >> I've never installed CentOS over a serial console, so I don't even know >> if it's possible in the first place. Has anyone ever done something like >> that ? >> >> Any suggestions ? > > I haven't done this with Linux, only Soekris+OpenBSD, but the principles are the same. PXE, kickstart, monitoring via serial port. Change console settings to point to the serial port as per Giles. Use a USB-to-serial converter to connect to a laptop running a terminal program, or serial cable with a dekstop that still has a serial port. May need a null-modem cable, I don't remember. We use a DIGITUS USB2Serial Converter (Prolific based USBID: VID:067B PID:2303) and then screen /dev/DEVICE 115200 -- LF