On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Peter Faulks wrote:
>
> I know this subject was discussed recently, but I have a new twist..
>
> I need to demonstrate a cgi programme to a client. (So I can ask them
> 'whaddya want to happen here')
>
> I've got a spare box I can stick Linux on, but it's not got enuf grunt for
> X / Netscrape.
>
> So, I want to run the box as an appache server without X, and plug in a
> mate's notebook to demo the cgi app.
>
> The box won't boot without a monitor. If I stick a monitor in (without
> turning it on), it boots fine.
When you say it wont boot - what do you mean. Do you get a BIOS message
if you plug the monitor back in.
Most BIOSes allow you to turn off the BIOS video support, so it
doesn't need a monitor.
You can even re-direct lilo and the kernel message output to the serial
port and make it really headless like most other unix machines.
I've been running a headless box for ages.
Matt
>
> There is a card - http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html - that looks pretty
> neat, (but sounds expensive), but all I really want at this stage is to be
> able to boot the box with or without a monitor...
>
> So, does anyone know of a dongle that plugs into a monitor jack and says
> 'hey I'm a monitor'?, or could one be knocked up by bunging a few resistors
> on an old monitor cable? (and if so how?)
>
>
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