Thanks all. I couldn't tell you if they run or not, there is no monitor.
:) Actually the webservers I have seen DID have monitors. Of course that
is probably why the ISP filed for chapter 11.
Are there anything specific I will need to configure the video card &
monitor as, or can I just pull the plug and boot it up?
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
>
> On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Peter Flinkfelt wrote:
> >Can a Linux box run without being attached to a monitor permanantly? I
> >know they sell switch boxes and such, but is this what they are for?
>
> How do you think most web servers run?
>
> (It's not a dumb question, just thought I'd throw back a different concept).
>
> I do have a linux box that, if it boots up without a monitor sensed, it becomes
> "blind," i.e. it doesn't spend ANY cpu time on monitor support. This can be a
> Bad Thing (tm) but I understand why they designed it that way. But most of mine
> aren't like that.
>
> --
> _Deirdre * http://disclaimer.deirdre.org * http://www.deirdre.net
> "The program installed quickly...then, of course, a reboot was required. I
> got my first sense of trouble when my system started spewing GPFs...this
> new beta shows some great features we are all sure to like in the final
> version." -- Elizabeth Powell Crowe, review of IE 5.0 Beta 2
