I have seen a reference for that - it is a compaq utility that flips a setting in the bios so that you don't need to press F1 on keyboard failure - but I have only seen it for 386/486 compaqs. If I can find a version for my box i will try it.
You are right I don't want to risk stuffing the bios with a utility that is not designed for my bios! I guess it diesn't actually solve the problem, just alleviates the symptoms. On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:52:42 +1300 David Kirk wrote: > Nick, > > > My headless boxes (running linux of course) in the computer cabinet will > > not boot without a keyboard (Press f1 to continue D'ohhh) > > Do a search for no_f1.com. I've used it sucessfully before. I don't > know if it is specifically for Compaq computers or not. If it is, > then be very careful. You don't want to completely stuff up your > BIOS. It is a DOS program, so you might need a DOS boot disk. You > only have to run it once. > > I found a reference to it on the IPCOP site > http://ipcop.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=5 > > -- > Later > > David Kirk -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
