From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 13 23:09:08 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E27216A41C for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:09:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ian@codepad.net) Received: from pih-relay04.plus.net (pih-relay04.plus.net [212.159.14.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3EA443D69 for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:09:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ian@codepad.net) Received: from [80.229.159.44] (helo=[192.168.0.4]) by pih-relay04.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Dhy3G-0006Wy-AZ for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:09:06 +0100 From: Xian To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:09:00 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <42A6C6A7.7040600@o2.pl> <42A6FD3E.2000503@pacific.net.sg> <42A6FE72.2010600@o2.pl> In-Reply-To: <42A6FE72.2010600@o2.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200506140009.00678.ian@codepad.net> Subject: Re: headless server... X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:09:08 -0000 On Wednesday 08 June 2005 15:19, Przemys=B3aw Nowaczyk wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Przemys=B3aw Nowaczyk wrote: > >> okey.. the status for now is: > >> - I have the newest version of Bios v.4.51PG 2B for this motherboard, > >> - I've tried all combinations with the Halt On option (no solvation), > >> - Even without the video card the box doesn't start, > >> - in my bios there's no No Video option, > >> - Even when only the cable of the monitor is plugged it doesn't start, > >> - I won't try to fry my PC :P > >> - so I've run out of ideas.. > >> but thank You All for help :) and feel free to share more ideas :) > > > > You are saying that the machine boots with the monitor on but does not > > when you switch the monitor off? > > > > Erich > > well to be exact, the situation looks like this: when the monitor is > plugged into the box (it doesn't matter wheather it's on or off) > everything runs fine (there's the standard "short beep" and the machine > boots normaly). But when the monitor isn't plugged, the machine doesn't > start (there's no beep) and the OS isn't loaded. Another idea, Could you fool it into thinking there is a monitor there when= =20 there isn't by taking a monitor plug and wiring a few resistors across it?= =20 I'm sure the Internet or a multimeter will tell you where to put the=20 resistors. =2D-=20 /Xian "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do=20 nothing" Edmund Burke