from BIOS: set ConMute=Enabled
This allow GRUB to continue to boot if the serial cable is not connected. For me it worked (I use ZeroShell (www.zeroshell.net) as Captive Portal). -- Marco Pamio University of Udine - Italy worksoft ha scritto: > So, here is what happens: > I've switched from net4801 to a new net5501. I am using the same HDD as > before which worked find under 4801. > So regardless of the grub/lilo - is definitely something with 5501 - for > my case anyways. I have swapped then to net4801 and the thing runs fine - > it boots (hot/cold) without the need of serial console. > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Confirm , same happens here, >>> I shut down my box, and when plugged in, I waited like 5 min and nothing >>> happened. >>> Once I connected my null serial onto my monitor, it started to boot up. >>> Hopefully we get a hint of what is going on. >>> >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> We have a Soekris net5501 using a Slackware distribution on it. >>>> However, >>>> if there is no serial cable attached, we encounter a boot delay of >>>> about >>>> 10 minutes. Is there a BIOS setting or something to circumvent this >>>> behaviour? >>>> >> Sounds like the bootloader (is Slackware still using lilo?) is waiting >> for a console to be ready before booting. Can you post your lilo.conf >> (or grub.conf if they switched to grub)? >> >> Darrick >> -- >> Darrick Hartman >> DJH Solutions, LLC >> http://www.djhsolutions.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
