From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 2 23:29:15 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from post.mail.nl.demon.net (post-10.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09EC337B409 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2001 23:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [212.238.77.116] (helo=buffy.raggedclown.net) by post.mail.nl.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 15dnE4-0002Ya-00; Mon, 03 Sep 2001 06:28:53 +0000 Received: by buffy.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mailhost, from userid 500) id 27816B66E; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:07:55 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:07:55 +0200 From: Cliff Sarginson To: Jordan Block Cc: G D McKee , Christian Pinheiro , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD without mouse and keyboard Message-ID: <20010903080755.C2576@raggedclown.net> References: <000901c132cb$8c07b5f0$0a00a8c0@p300> <20010902173940.R19077-100000@jessica.blacksphere.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.16i In-Reply-To: <20010902173940.R19077-100000@jessica.blacksphere.ca>; from jjb@blacksphere.ca on Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 05:41:13PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG It may be an option in the bios for using PC in "server" mode if you do not see an option for no keyboard (I have never heard of a lack of a mouse being a problem). Some bios code will also timeout and eventually continue with a boot even after complaining (happend to me yesterday ..co-incidentally). Or as stated below, your bios may not support any of this. Cliff On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 05:41:13PM -0700, Jordan Block wrote: > > You should be able to just turn off the warnings in your BIOS, > there is a chance that your BIOS won't give you that option however. > > Jordan > > > On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, G D McKee wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Look in your BIOS for a section called Halt Error - mine is on the same page > > where you set the HDD's up. You can set it to halt on all error, all except > > keybd and none. > > > > Gordon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christian Pinheiro" > > To: "'Jordan Block'" ; "G D McKee" > > Cc: > > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 1:33 AM > > Subject: RES: Booting FreeBSD without mouse and keyboard > > > > > > > Hi. If I boot my machine without a keyboard, the machine did not boots up. > > > What do I have to change to avoid this issue? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Christian Pinheiro > > > Tel: +55-11-3365-2635 > > > > > > > > > -----Mensagem original----- > > > De: Jordan Block [mailto:jjb@blacksphere.ca] > > > Enviada em: sexta-feira, 31 de agosto de 2001 21:14 > > > Para: G D McKee > > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Assunto: Re: Booting FreeBSD without mouse and keyboard > > > > > > > > > You should be able to diable the warnings/error messages in the BIOS, > > > and fire it up without any problems > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, G D McKee wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > If you boot your PC without the keyboard or mouse connected - is there a > > > way of firing up the keyboard and mouse drivers latter once telnet'ed into > > > the box? > > > > > > > > Or, do I have to hit the restart button. The keyboard does function - > > num > > > lock lights up and stuff - just no input on the screen - so if the driver > > > could be loaded then I think it would work! > > > > > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message