Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:29:07 -0500 From: Randy Terbush <randy@zyzzyva.com> To: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: imp@village.org (Warner Losh), hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The view from here (was Re: ISDN Compression Load on CPU) Message-ID: <199605251829.NAA07152@sierra.zyzzyva.com> In-Reply-To: jhay's message of Sat, 25 May 1996 09:28:44 %2B0200. <199605250728.JAA26840@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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> > : Some obvious modifications would be: > > : - Use the serial port as console > > : - Make the lack of keyboard and video a non-error > > > > I'd love to see something like that. Would save me $20/machine that I > > press into router service :-). > > > Most motherboard/BIOS combinations allow that nowadays. I have a lot of > machines (PC's) that don't have a keyboard, screencard and screen. I > manage them through the serial port or through the network. I only > need a screen and keyboard if the CMOS setup has to change and that is > normally only in the beginning. > I've yet to find a Triton BIOS that will boot without a video card installed. Have you?
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