Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:57:12 +0100 From: "Harald Schmalzbauer" <H@Schmalzbauer.de> To: "Eric Veraart" <eric@monkey-online.net>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Headless server needs atkbd, atkbdc and vga Message-ID: <COEPJCIGIIIGNLPOKJMDEEPFCPAA.H@Schmalzbauer.de> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030227220537.047aaf80@mail.monkey-online.net>
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owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > Hello, > > How come a custom kernel build, for a server without a keyboard or > monitor, fails when atkbd0, atkbdc0 and vga0 are not in the kernel > config? Somehow some parts of the kernel needs functions from one of > these. But I don't have a keyboard nor monitor available on my You probably habe the syscons in your kernel conf. If you tell the system that you want to have a cons it needs this stuff. Just remove "device sc0" if you really want to operate only via serial. AFAIK pcvt doesn't need them, but only a guess. Best regards, -Harry > server. I guess the thought never crossed someone's mind that someone > had such a config :) But with the rise of blade servers I think this > is something people should keep in mind. > > Greetings, > Eric > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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