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Re: [PLUG] no moving parts
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On 01/28/2010 10:30 PM, Bill Patterson wrote:
> The reason for wanting Debian is so that I can have a familiar
> installation interface. I want a Web server that can issue commands
> like wake-on-lan, which I know how to do in Debian.
I completely understand. If you want a fairly traditional install of
something like Debian server, then you'll want to aim for a fairly
traditional computer with display adapter, on-board storage, etc. Some
of the really compact options like the wall-wart require you to build
your image separately, or maybe via a usb serial console or something
(no idea if the default Debian server installer supports this - many
distros do in some way).
It sounds like you'll want to stick with a fairly traditional computer -
either an out-of-the-box one designed to be moving-part-less, or one you
build to be such.
I would take a look at some of the mini-itx options. I bet you can get
some of those pre-built with no fans/etc, and a flash-IDE adapater is a
pretty easy way to get a small SSD with a few GB of storage. A few GB
should be plenty for a small Debian install. I've been using a mini-itx
front-end for my mythtv system and it is pretty easy to work with if
you're willing to drag over a monitor and keyboard (mine is diskless and
uses PXE boot, but it would have been easier still to just put in some
storage). The nice thing about these systems is that they are very low
power but otherwise the architecture is PC-like.
Once you get really adventurous you can flash a linksys router and have
it do this sort of thing for you. :)
Rich
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