Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:32:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keyboard detection broken on Compaq Proliant DL320 Message-ID: <20020922233048.L65887-100000@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200209221135.g8MBZ50b018706@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, Oliver Fromme wrote: > I have noticed that keyboard detection seems to be broken > on Compaq Proliant DL320 machines. It _always_ detects a > keyboard, even if none is connected, and tries to boot with > VGA/kbd as the console instead of serial. This is pretty > bad, because the DL320 are 1U rack servers, meant to be run > headless. It's impossible to install these machines from > CD-ROM with a terminal server. :-( Some systems have a BIOS option that forces the keyboard to be detected. You might check if the DL320 has such an option. I remember when that was a feature our company explicitly looked for so we could wheel up the crashcart to a busted box, plug in the keyboard, and have it actually respond. Nowadays, its all term servers and serial console. Oh for the days .... :-) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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