On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Herta Van den Eynde wrote: > H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > Note... I don't know if the Red Hat CD is set up to do serial console, but I > > know at least HP's iLO can do "virtual serial port." That might also be an > > option. > > No joy. The virtual serial port is enabled in iLO, but it won't accept input > during installation. > > As a workaround, I temporarily hooked the system up to a KVM switch, told it > to boot "linux text nofb", and then I can continue the installation from the > iLO. Peter, I was wondering if it was an option to use the 'Shift/Alt/Caps Lock/Scroll Lock' detection (as in the prompt/noescape directive) as an indication that you are also not interested in having a graphical display. Especially when prompt is 1, this would allow to give another meaning to the shift/alt/caps-lock/scroll-lock combination. An ambiguity would be there when prompt is 0 though. The only feedback possible (if the config-file is read-only that is) at that point to give an indication that you don't want a graphical screen is either via a BIOS capability (ie. screen does not support vga) or using a keypress that is intercepted. And I doubt that HP or IBM would be interested to make an option in their firmware to make the local (ie. virtual) screen a text-only one. 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
