Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Mario Lobo
On Friday 22 September 2006 02:33, Bill Moran wrote: jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it from the machine while the machine is running? AMD64 socket 754 with separate PCI video card on ECS

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Greg Groth
Mario Lobo wrote: On Friday 22 September 2006 02:33, Bill Moran wrote: jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it from the machine while the machine is running? AMD64 socket 754 with separate PCI video

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Josh Tolbert
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 07:41:02AM +, Mario Lobo wrote: And the keyboard mouse too. Actually, not quite. If the keyboard and mouse are PS/2, then they are not technically hot-swappable. Lots of people get away with it just fine, but every now and then someone fries a keyboard controller

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)
On 22 September 2006, at 09:24, Greg Groth wrote: Mario Lobo wrote: On Friday 22 September 2006 02:33, Bill Moran wrote: jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it from the machine while the machine is

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Robert Huff
Josh Tolbert writes: Actually, not quite. If the keyboard and mouse are PS/2, then they are not technically hot-swappable. Lots of people get away with it just fine, but every now and then someone fries a keyboard controller s/keyboard controller/keyboard controller or even

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Greg Groth
hackmiester (Hunter Fuller) wrote: On 22 September 2006, at 09:24, Greg Groth wrote: Mario Lobo wrote: On Friday 22 September 2006 02:33, Bill Moran wrote: jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)
On 22 September 2006, at 10:03, Robert Huff wrote: Josh Tolbert writes: Actually, not quite. If the keyboard and mouse are PS/2, then they are not technically hot-swappable. Lots of people get away with it just fine, but every now and then someone fries a keyboard controller

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Josh Tolbert
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:27:11AM -0500, hackmiester (Hunter Fuller) wrote: Really? I've never seen a mobo... well, you learn something new every day. :-D Yeah, I'd never seen a whole motherboard get toasted cause of that, but I suppose it could happen. Thanks, Josh -- Josh Tolbert [EMAIL

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-22 Thread Mario Lobo
On Friday 22 September 2006 15:36, Josh Tolbert wrote: On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:27:11AM -0500, hackmiester (Hunter Fuller) wrote: Really? I've never seen a mobo... well, you learn something new every day. :-D Yeah, I'd never seen a whole motherboard get toasted cause of that, but I

next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-21 Thread jekillen
Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it from the machine while the machine is running? AMD64 socket 754 with separate PCI video card on ECS motherboard; no Xwindows installed. if it makes a difference. want to run the machine headless

Re: next episode, continuing saga

2006-09-21 Thread Bill Moran
jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again; With FreeBSD and in general, If the monitor is turned off is it safe to disconnect it from the machine while the machine is running? AMD64 socket 754 with separate PCI video card on ECS motherboard; no Xwindows installed. if it makes a