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Date:      Tue, 4 Jul 2000 08:29:25 -0500
From:      "Jim King" <king@sstar.com>
To:        "Bill" <bwoods2@uswest.net>, <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Headless Alpha??
Message-ID:  <047301bfe5bb$e1c78e60$08e48486@marble>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007040107430.1471-100000@alpha.gplsucks.org>

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bwoods2@uswest.net wrote:
> I have a DEC Alpha 200 4/233 that I would like to run headless. In the
> situation that I need to reboot (Make world, kerne;l complile) how can I
> tell this thing its OK to boot up without keyboard and monitor?

When the Alpha firmware sees that there's no keyboard plugged in it
automatically switches the console to the first serial port.  You don't have
to adjust any settings for this to happen.

Jim




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