R Lists06
2007-Mar-25 06:01 UTC
[CentOS] how can one get a remote acess command prompt on install cd via drac to eject ?
Is there a way to get to get past the cga type centos 4 install screen where it says To begin testing the cd media etc etc...... and shows the OK or SKIP selections... ...and get to a "text shell command prompt" and *eject* the cd so I can reboot the machine from remote??? I have a remote console drac connection, yet for once we sent the hired guns home for the weekend and I am a just a tad bit too far away at the moment to travel to it. Would someone please share if they know? Regards, and thanks in advance. :-) - rh -- Robert - Abba Communications http://www.abbacomm.net/
John R Pierce
2007-Mar-25 09:39 UTC
[CentOS] how can one get a remote acess command prompt on install cd via drac to eject ?
R Lists06 wrote:> Is there a way to get to get past the cga type centos 4 install screen where > it says > > To begin testing the cd media etc etc...... and shows the OK or SKIP > selections... > > ...and get to a "text shell command prompt" and *eject* the cd so I can > reboot the machine from remote??? > > I have a remote console drac connection, yet for once we sent the hired guns > home for the weekend and I am a just a tad bit too far away at the moment to > travel to it. >well, if you can reboot, at grub, use `linux single`, and youll get a shell prompt from the CD. but I dunno if you'll be able to eject the CD at that point, as youll be running off th e mini OS on the CD, so it will be a open mouunted device/