I have Linux admin training from a few yrs ago but have not used Linux for several years. So I bought myself a used 64bit Dell gx620 ultra small form (no OS incl) box to get back up to speed.
When I received the box I found it has a male VGA plug and my KB box extensions have a male VGA plug, so I need a female-female adapter. It also has only USB plugs for peripherals such as keybd, mouse, printer etc, so my PS/1 plug extensions from my KB box will not work either until I get femalePS1/male USB adapters for USB.
I am awaiting delivery of the necessary adapters I ordered from amazon for the VGA, kbd and mouse plugs.
In the meantime is there a way I can get this puppy loaded with an OS using an OSI CD created from a download after I plug the ethernet cable into it for my home network?
I cannot think of a way I can get to the box to load an OS installation CD or DVD w/o direct mouse and kbd over a software interface such as putty. I think I would have to use putty or a similar connection from another workstation. I have both windows and linux on my other PCs on my home net.
When I received the box I found it has a male VGA plug and my KB box extensions have a male VGA plug, so I need a female-female adapter. It also has only USB plugs for peripherals such as keybd, mouse, printer etc, so my PS/1 plug extensions from my KB box will not work either until I get femalePS1/male USB adapters for USB.
I am awaiting delivery of the necessary adapters I ordered from amazon for the VGA, kbd and mouse plugs.
In the meantime is there a way I can get this puppy loaded with an OS using an OSI CD created from a download after I plug the ethernet cable into it for my home network?
I cannot think of a way I can get to the box to load an OS installation CD or DVD w/o direct mouse and kbd over a software interface such as putty. I think I would have to use putty or a similar connection from another workstation. I have both windows and linux on my other PCs on my home net.