Re: UPDATE installing Debian on Cobalt Qube 2
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Markus Schröder
<m.schroeder@automaten-produkte-service.de> wrote:
> Finally i convinced the qube to install lenny! Was on the last try i gave it
> before removing it from my desk to free some place for my laptop again, but
> first i had it to be assembled again, when i saw the CMOS-battery...you know
> what's coming now, right ;) ?!?
>
> I used a little paper strip to break the circuit between battery and board,
> switched qube on and started hyperterm, entered the "netboot" option, then
> choosed "NFS" to boot from and the serial console for installation. All
> worked like it should do, IP-address was assigned correct, CoLo v1.22 loaded
> without probs and there it went ...
>
> Funniest thing is, the paper strip i used to "disconnect" the CMOS-battery
> was from an asian fortune cookie i've got this weekend, it says "You will
> soon have a windfall" :)
>
> http://img3.myimg.de/DSC00693316fe.jpg
>
> Next things to do:
> - replace that f*cking CMOS-battery ASAP!!!
> - install a quit fan
> - maybe light the qube in a decent blue with a few LEDs if the behaviour of
> the green LEDs aren't changed ;)
>
Can you post any info you find on LED control?
Sameer
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