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Various details on Ultra 4
I want to install a clean debian or ubuntu on my Ultra 4, and I've been googling quite a bit to find out how. But I'm still missing a few pieces of information. I know there's a serial port - but I...
repvik wrote: I'm going to see if I can find a USB header cable and get the port working.
It'll just be another USB port, nothing special. You can get the same effect by plugging a hub into one of the existing ports.
repvik wrote: If not, I guess I'll have to trace the pins and see if there are any resistors missing (which seems to be a pretty common way to disable usb headers on production boards).
It's not exactly a way to "disable" the header; if the pulldown resistors are missing, it's because they're unnecessary when the USB connector is missing.
repvik wrote: A VGA cable has been ordered, crossing my fingers that that'll work.
That'll make more of a difference than the USB port. If the necessary components behind the VGA header are present, you'll be able to attach a monitor and a USB keyboard to change BIOS settings. But I think you can do that with the serial port, too, so if it were me, I'd probably start with the serial port only. If you can use it to get into the BIOS settings, there's no need to solder a VGA header onto the board.
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