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

[Robert Wood]

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

> -----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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