Re: Is there a way to ssh into the debian installation process?
On 09/12/13 13:26, Rick Thomas wrote:
>
> Is there some way to tell the debian installer to enable an ssh
> server during the installation?
Yes - at least with the i386 and AMD64 installs
> I'd like to be able to
> ssh/slogin/scp to the installation process so I can retrieve log
> files and otherwise snoop the process when the keyboard/mouse are
> frozen.
>
> This is part of my pursuit of Bug#728936, which renders it impossible
> to do a normal Sid CD-based installation of my PowerPC Macs, because
> the USB keyboard and mouse are not recognized.
Perhaps not in that sense:-
;you need to select ssh at beginning of the installation process (e.g.
in the graphical setup choose Advanced --> “Continue installation
remotely using SSH”)
;I have no experience or knowledge of the PowerPC installer.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Rick
>
> PS: It looks like
> (https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/WebInstaller?highlight=%28ssh%29%7C%28server%29%7C%28install%29)
> there was once a web install option, but it seems to be moribund
> since 2009. Is there any possibility of resurrecting it?
>
Don't know. But GPXE can be used for a "web install" if that's what
you're after. Again, I know nothing of the PowerPC installer.
Kind regards.
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