Re: running Linux without display

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>]

On Sun, 3 Apr 2016, John Hasler wrote:

> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 11:03:06
> From: John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: running Linux without display
> Resent-Date: Sun,  3 Apr 2016 15:03:35 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Jude DaShiell writes:
> > The machine taking the install has good memory and its video connector
> > is one for which I have no cable now.  I normally hit s at the boot
> > prompt and do a debian install that way first that way I'm assured of
> > a good command line installation no matter what happens with the
> > graphical user interface environment.
>
> Then you should be able to install a dummy X server from your
> command-line environment and then install your desktop environment.  Is
> the problem that you can't get the command-line install to work?
The command line install works with ethernet and not yet with wifi.  I 
tried a firmware iso and when I got to the network install I got asked if 
I had broadcom drivers on another disk.  Maybe those couldn't be included 
in the firmware iso but if they are on that iso, the installer acted like 
those were not available.  I can run ethernet to download and install 
missing drivers and an Xdumy package and that should get me going.

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