On Fri, 10 Mar 2006, Herta Van den Eynde wrote: > I'm trying to install Red Hat Advanced Server AS 4 on a HP Proliant DL380G4. > Unlike e.g. the DL360, the DL380 does not have the option to set the OS in the > BIOS. > As soon as the installation starts, i.e. even before you get to the point > where you can enter "boot" and whatever boot options you want to use, the > server switches to graphics mode, meaning I cannot access it from basic iLO. > Is there a way to overcome this? Red Hat is using the 'display' directive in the syslinux config-file (isolinux/isolinux.cfg) and provides a splash screen that enables graphics mode (when this is supported). See also: http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php I see no other option to disable this splash-screen, other than somehow let the BIOS advertise only text-mode is supported. If this is not possible, you might want to investigate into PXE booting, or providing your own (custom) ISO image or floppy image without this splash-screen. I think it is a valid question to raise why text-mode is not the default, as we have the same problem :) (and most remote consoles either are text-based or require a stupid and slow java-interface) I included the syslinux mailinglist to confirm there is no other way to disable the graphical boot, other than changing the syslinux config. Kind regards, -- dag wieers, dag@xxxxxxxxxx, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
