No Keyboard = No Boot (was: Re: [Gllug] Changing machine's IP address)

[Dylan]

On Saturday 03 November 2001 13:34, you wrote:
> I fyou intend on not needing to send the box down for reboots, etc, then
> you could plug the monitor/keyboardin for bootup, and once its up,
> disconnect them and leave the box to sit in a corner
>
> Works for me :)
>
> Hth
>
> -rob
>

I'm not happy about that solution - leaving unterminated signal lines strikes 
me asa bad idea (although I'm not an electronics buff (wouldn't do it with a 
sound system, tho - introduces system noise.)

Dylan

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk
> > [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk] On Behalf Of Dylan
> > Sent: 02 November 2001 19:00
> > To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> > Subject: No Keyboard = No Boot (was: Re: [Gllug] Changing
> > machine's IP address)
> >
> > On Friday 02 November 2001 14:12, you wrote:
> > > On , 2 Nov 2001, David Irvine wrote:
> > > >Pardon my ignorance, but why can't you just use the monitor and
> > > >keyboard? I'm assuming this is because its in a rack and
> >
> > you  don't
> >
> > > >have a monitor in the rack as well.
> >
> > The machine I've got pressed into service as a server refuses
> > to boot w/out a
> > keyboard and monitor attached (The monitor can be powered
> > off, but must be
> > attached - it happens with two graphics cards [both ATI] but
> > I want to keet
> > the lowest spec one in that box because I'm only ever going
> > to want console
> > access.)
> >
> > My question is this: does anyone know of a dummy keyboard
> > plug [PS/2] (or
> > somesuch) and similar for the monitor output. I really don't
> > want to dedicate
> > a keyboard and monitor to a machine I rarely need to access directly!
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Dylan
> >
> >
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