[juneau-lug] Re: really headless?

  • From: bdk <bdk@xxxxxxx>
  • To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:05:31 -0900

Myron, I got around to adding these two things to my box. Plugged in my 
null modem cable and setup hyperterm. Aren't I suppose to get all the boot 
info as things load up like you would if you were looking directly at the 
console? All I got was:

LILO 22.2 Loading new.................

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Osok ttyS0

Osok login:

Thanks.

-sean


At 22:04 11/03/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi bdk!
>
>When you create headless machine's (without video cards) it is VERY
>helpful if something goes wrong for you to get a console through a
>serial port.  (just in case).  e.g. you make a error in your setup
>sshd doesn't start or something that way you can plug in a null modem
>cable.
>
>vi /etc/inittab
>add the line
>T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
>
>vi /etc/lilo.conf
>at the very top add
>serial=0,9600N8
>
>You don't have to have the box accessible via the serial port but from
>personal experience it can be EXTREMELY helpful to plug in a
>null-modem cable than taking the box apart and sticking
>in a video card.  (although video cards are now pretty cheap).
>
>If you want to run your box just w/o a monitor it'll work fine.
>hope that helps...
>
>-Myron
>
>
>On Sun, 03 Nov 2002, bdk wrote:
>
> >
> > What would that do w/ the serial port, I know it would be good, but 
> "how" why?
> >
> > -sean
> >
> > At 20:15 11/03/02 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hi bdk!
> > >
> > >Linux works great w/o a video card.  I recommend if you have a serial
> > >port putting
> > >T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
> > >(if your serial port was on COM1)
> > >also put in your lilo.conf
> > >serial=0,9600N8 (e.g. com1)
> > >
> > >You will get a bios beep error because your bios will not detect a
> > >video card, what I have done is hexedit a bios using awdhack (and
> > >hiew) and do a search for speaker beeps and flip them around and
> > >reburn your bios.
> > >
> > >-Myron
> > >
> > >On Sun, 03 Nov 2002, bdk wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Can linux run w/o a video card? Or does headless just mean w/o a 
> monitor?
> > > >
> > > > I can always try to remove the card from the box and then boot, but 
> I'm in
> > > > the process of installing debian and had to ask.
> > > >
> > > > -sean
> > > >
> > > >
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