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On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 05:53:43PM +0100, Gheorghe Ardelean wrote:

> P.S. To answer another question from you: I don't think you will be able to use
> the keyboard as long as you do not have a supported console (syscons 
> should attach) so it could be that the serial console will be the only 
> option until you put a supoorted graphic card in the machine (IIRC, there 
> are a few based on ATI chips).

wow.. that's too bad..

anyway many thanks for your help and advice.

-- 
Anton Shterenlikht
Room 2.6, Queen's Building
Mech Eng Dept
Bristol University
University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944
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