Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 15:14:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: pol@leissner.se, questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking fo a keyboard? Message-ID: <199611152114.PAA23952@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961115113215.3568B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> from Doug White at "Nov 15, 96 11:33:04 am"
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In a previous message, Doug White said: > On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Peter Olsson wrote: > > > Completely wrong. With three vital freebsd-machines attached to one > > monitor/keyboard through a switch and two of them not booting after > > an unattended power-failure, due to not sensing the keyboard, I too am > > very interested in a solution to this. And please don't give me the > > obvious answer "Use two more keyboards" :) I've been looking (and trying to order) server switches for Suns. There seems to be 2 types. Dumb ones that don't fake the Sun into thinking a keyboard and monitor are there (i.e. you have to have the switch set to the machine that needs to boot), and those that can fake the sun (i.e. it looks like a keyboard is always there regardless of the switch position. If you're switch is of the first variety, then you need to make your PCs bios, not care if a keyboard is there or not. I.e. turn off keyboard check if possible. Paul. -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot@iaces.com 200 S. 5th St. Suite 1100 PAG: +1 (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7370 Minneapolis, MN 55402 WRK: +1 (612) 663-1979 NIC: PTR FAX: +1 (612) 663-8030
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