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--- making_a_serial_console_server [2007/10/13 13:10] – created tkbletsc
+++ making_a_serial_console_server [2010/12/02 12:23] (current) – tkbletsc
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 You'll need a PC with:
-  * >= 64MB RAM
+  * ≥ 64MB RAM
-  * >= 500MB storage (a compact flash card with an IDE adapter work well)
+  * ≥ 500MB storage (a compact flash card with an IDE adapter work well)
-  * >= 1 serial port
+  * ≥ 1 serial port
-  * a CDROM drive (at least temporarily)
+  * a CDROM drive or another installation mechanism (at least temporarily)
 ===== Installing console Ubuntu =====
-We'll use a console install of Ubuntu as the base for maximum laziness.  Obtain the //alternate// install CD (any version should do, 7.04 has been shown to work).  The alternate CD includes the ability to install a console-only machine, filling just 400MB.  Boot from the CD and pick "Install a command-line system".  Follow the wizard.  When it comes to partitioning, if you have < 128MB of RAM, set aside some swap space.  Otherwise, swap space is optional, since the system will do little more than push bytes at around 9600 bits per second all its life.
+We'll use a console install of Ubuntu as the base for maximum laziness.  While it is true we could probably get by with far less, the ridiculous simplicity of apt-getting everything trumps the $5 you might save by getting a smaller storage medium.
+Obtain the //alternate// install CD (any version should do, 7.04 has been shown to work).  The alternate CD includes the ability to install a console-only machine, filling just 400MB.  Boot from the CD and pick "Install a command-line system".  Follow the wizard.  When it comes to partitioning, if you have < 128MB of RAM, set aside some swap space.  Otherwise, swap space is optional, since the system will do little more than push bytes at around 9600 bits per second all its life.
 ===== Installing ser2net =====
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   $ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
-You could also stick [[single document web server]] on there to serve up a little message saying what the server is for and who owns it.
+You could also stick [[perl:single document web server]] on there to serve up a little message saying what the server is for and who owns it.