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Jul 07 15:03:14 <Ramosa> how do you install an OS without a monitor
Jul 07 15:03:54 <hanzi> on a plug computer or in general?
Jul 07 15:04:11 <Ramosa> well in general.. are plugs different?
Jul 07 15:04:29 <hanzi> well, you do have a serial console on several plug computers
Jul 07 15:05:51 <Ramosa> hmm.. then the desktop i would connect it to needs a serial port too?
Jul 07 15:05:53 <hanzi> even though, almost every computer nowadays has a pxe-bootable networking card so you can install a os directly from the network
Jul 07 15:06:04 <hanzi> well, yes and no.
Jul 07 15:06:43 <hanzi> if you have a native serial port feel free to use it; actually you can just buy a ~5€/USD usb<->RS232-adaptor and just connect it to USB
Jul 07 15:07:05 <hanzi> because almost no "new" computer has a native serial port
Jul 07 15:07:33 <Ramosa> but the network install is always the better option if supported?
Jul 07 15:08:14 <hanzi> it depends on how much time you want to invest. building a pxe environment can be a pain in the ass, even though you want to install something completely unattended.
Jul 07 15:09:26 <Ramosa> ok.. I always has this computer without display port http://www.trustedreviews.com/Acer-easyStore-H340-2TB_Peripheral_review
Jul 07 15:09:38 <Ramosa> ports on the image below
Jul 07 15:09:51 <Ramosa> btw. I wonder what the left-most hole is for
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