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Now the IAC-BOX will launch the FT-Setup with a new menu order which allows you to do the following:
• Export hardware information to an USB storage device.
• Start networking (either via DHCP or by a manual configuration) in order to start the remote control.
• Repair faulty file systems with the Repair discs menu entry.
• Set the Date and Time.
Repair file systems
In order to repair a faulty IAC-BOX file system, select the menu entry Repair discs. In the next screen select Scan partitions and proceed with Repair partitions. In Repair partitions select each partition manually and continue with OK. This will attempt to automatically find and fix errors. After the process is finished, you are prompted to continue with ENTER.
Start the remote control
The new Rescue Boot menu will also allow you to start the remote control. Navigate to Networking and either obtain an IP address via DHCP or set up the network interface manually. After the configuration is done, continue with Start remote control and enter the data you’ve got from the IAC-BOX support team.
2.4 Serial installation
This manual describes how to install the IAC-BOX software via serial interface.
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Attention: Please note that there are known problems with third party tools such as PuTTY. For creating a serial connection, we do recommend any linux distribution. In this example openSUSE was used with an USB to serial adapter.
2.4.1 Installing a serial communication programm (terminal emulator)
On Linux a handful of terminal emulation programs are available, e.g. minicom or screen.
This manual references to the popular software screen.
In openSUSE open the terminal and execute the following command to obtain the most current version of minicom: sudo zypper install screen
For the Debian/Ubuntu distribution you can use the following command: sudo apt-get install screen
For RedHat/CentOS/Fedora you can use the following command: sudo yum install screen
2.4.2 Configuration of Screen
First you need to check which interface is used to connect to the IAC-BOX. In this example, a USB to serial adapter cable was used. With the following command you can list serial devices: sudo dmesg | grep -i tty
The output shows, that the port ttyUSB0 must be used. If the output is too or shows too many different devices, disconnect all USB devices, perform a system restart and retry the command from above:
% sudo dmesg | grep -i tty
[
[
0.000000] console [tty0] enabled
2.203312] 00:06: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
[ 3340.415857] usb 4-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
2.4.3 Using screen
Now execute the following command to start up screen:
% sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 -T xterm
Before installing the IAC-BOX, make sure the hardware is connected. Insert the required boot media (CD or USB stick) and then start the device on which you want to install the IAC-BOX.
After the BIOS screen disappears, you will be asked for the installation mode. Type in s for serial installation and continue with ENTER.
Now the IAC-BOX setup will start in serial mode.
Hint:
Useful keyboard combinations for screenn
Quit (kill) minicom CTRL+A, CTRL+K - confirm killing with [y]
Detach minicom (put it in background) CTRL+A, CTRL+D
Resume the screen session screen -r
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