[juneau-lug] Re: really headless?
- From: bdk <bdk@xxxxxxx>
- To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:28:45 -0900
It looks like when I removed the video card I got the info during boot up
that I was looking for and the shutdown info in through the serial terminal.
At 21:05 11/13/02 -0900, you wrote:
>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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