Sameer Niphadkar wrote:
yes you can do that by a serial link
2.If (1) is possible then how do I load linux in this PC which has no Cd rom/floppy drive.
You may kickstart your Linux Installation by configuring your 1st machine as a NFS server and make the directories from the installation CDs available to the client (old machine) in the /etc/exports. If you do not have the floppy drive on the client you mave have to copy and mount the boot image as well from the server. That would be a little off the way.
Dear Sameer,
This is interesting. :-) What is the technique with the serial cable? Assuming PC A is fully loaded and NFS linux dump folders are globally available, how does the other PC B which has an unformatted HDD and no floppy/cd get booted? How does PC A see the HDD of PC B through the serial cable? Normally HDDs have either hdan, hdbn, hdcn or hddn within the 2 IDE ports. What is the device name in PC A for the HDDs in PC B?
Thanks and Regards,
Rony.