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repvik
Oct 12, 2013Aspirant
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
Nov 14, 2013Aspirant
johannesomega wrote: Thanks for the pro tips! Your first suggestion (removing all disks, backing up internal flash over USB) worked for me. It also turns out that some of the problems I was having with installing from USB came from the BIOS communicating at 9600bps, while the Arch installer was communicating at 38400bps. Once I changed my serial settings around I was able to navigate through some of the Arch installer menus (still in the process of getting this working, but at least I can see some things now) :)
Thanks again!
Np, if there's anything you're wondering about, I'll answer to the best of my ability. I'm still waiting for one more drive and some more RAM before I embark on installing custom stuff.
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