Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 14:08:49 +0200 (SAT) From: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> To: gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD without console Message-ID: <199609051208.OAA02393@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.960905040650.249C-100000@nike.efn.org> from John-Mark Gurney at "Sep 5, 96 04:08:24 am"
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> > > > > I've been able to use FreeBSD sucessfully even after having removed the > > video card and disabling the BIOS check for it. FSD probably just had no > > idea the video was missing although console data was still being sent to > > this 'screen'. > > I've come across a problem.... when I run without a video card and run > comconsole... it likes to panic when sc0 is enabled.. is this normal? > (oh and the panics just srcoll right off the screen.. if you would like I > could log them...) just wondering.. thanks for all the help.. > I have also found this. My solution is to mod the sc device probe to fail if the keyboard is not found. This will probably not work on all motherboard/keyboard controllers. I actually think the sc device should probe to see if there is a screen controller and fail the probe if it can't find one. At the moment it will never fail the probe. John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za
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