Overcome by circumstances. We have upgraded our Linux cluster and no longer have this problem on newer hardware.
According to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > =================== BUG #1406: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ================== > http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1406&group_id=68 > > Changes by: Anonymous user Date: Wed 09/10/2003 at 13:49 > > ------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ---------------------------- > does this also happen if a USB keyboard is attached? > > > > =================== BUG #1406: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT =================== > > > Submitted by: stuartthebruce Project: GNU GRUB > Submitted on: Sat 10/12/2002 at 20:23 > Category: Booting Severity: Major > Priority: None Bug Group: None > Resolution: None Assigned to: None > Status: Open Release: 0.92 > Reproducibility: Every Time Planned Release: > > Summary: Linux kernel fails to boot on keyboard-less system. > > Original Submission: An Intel D815EEA motherboard without a keyboard generates > a BIOS "keyboard error" message on power up, but boots Linux (RH7.1 and RH7.3) just > fine when LILO is used. However, running GRUB results in the Linux kernel hanging > after printing, > apm: BIOS version 1.2 flags 0x03 (driver version 1.16), > and before printing, > Starting kswapd > > Both the RedHat patched version of grub (0.91-4) and > vanilla grub-0.92 fail this way every time. > > The current work around is to either run LILO, > or attach a keyboard (not a good option for large clusters). > > Follow-up Comments > ******************* > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Wed 09/10/2003 at 13:49 By: None > does this also happen if a USB keyboard is attached? > > > CC list is empty > > > No files currently attached > > > For detailed info, follow this link: > http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1406&group_id=68 > > _______________________________________________ > Message sent via/by Savannah > http://savannah.gnu.org/ > -- Stuart Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/sba _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
