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#1 2013-04-24 15:18:29

Carlwill
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From: Orlando, FL
Registered: 2008-10-06
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No Monitor Installation

My dedicated server is here and ready for a fresh copy of Arch Linux. It's just desk side server so nothing super dedicated is required. I just need bleeding edge packages on this server. So that being said, it has power, Ethernet, and everything it needs to power up and POST however I don't have any kind of LCD / monitor at the moment. Is there any way I can attempt to install Arch Linux on this machine with a USB thumb drive or anything over SSH? I can even load the 2013.04.01 ISO disk in the optical drive however not sure what / how to move ahead from there.

Does anyone know if this is possible?


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#2 2013-04-24 15:33:11

mzneverdies
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Registered: 2012-02-04
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Re: No Monitor Installation

Haven't tried, but this should work, since arch live enables dhcp by default -assuming your network has a dhcp server (the router itself)-

Boot up blindly with the arch usb/cd. Install openssh, again, blindly.
Since you are running root on the live cd/usb, no password should be asked when running pacman -Sy openssh.
Wait a couple of minutes to make sure it's installed.

From another machine, ssh root@ip

edit: forgot to enable sshd, after installing it, again blindly, launch systemctl start sshd

Last edited by mzneverdies (2013-04-24 15:37:11)

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#3 2013-04-24 15:42:50

Carlwill
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From: Orlando, FL
Registered: 2008-10-06
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Re: No Monitor Installation

Sounds sketchy...I'll just find a LCD or DVI it into my living room TV. Then make it headless.


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#4 2013-04-24 20:39:42

fr0z3d
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From: Venezuela
Registered: 2013-04-13
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Re: No Monitor Installation

You could try to edit the install ISO according to your needs, here's a tutorial.

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