hi ya Mike
to boot w/o kb is tricky.... mouse is less of an issue
- and yeah...cant hit F1 to continue if there is no kb
plugged in
- if you can be there ... its easiest to just plug in the kb ...
reboot it... and unplug it when the kb is needed on another pc
- went poking around to see why kvm switches was so expensive..
- probably can use a wireless kb to aim it at the pc being rebooted??
some fake kb adaptors...
http://www.vetra.com/Elimina2.htm
http://www.raritan.com/products_gdn.html
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/a01e61042c57d9778625684300572489?OpenDocument
am just wondering... why dont we just insert a pull up or pulldown
resistor on the transmit port of the keyboard connector...
donno if the linuxbios project allows for "keyboard-less" boots
have fun
alvin
http://www.Linux-1U.net . how do you backup a terabyte disk system.. :-)
On 16 Feb 2002, Elizabeth Barham wrote:
> "Mike Millner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Is it a function of the hardware bios or the OS to be able to boot
> > without a keyboard or mouse? I have a Debian Potato system that is
> > up and running. I want to be able to boot the system with no
> > keyboard or mouse plugged in. I SSH to it when I need to check it or
> > do anything.
>
> BIOS. Some BIOS' (notably the older Compaq's) halt on Boot if it can't
> find a keyboard (but if you plug in a monitor it says something like
> "Press F1 to Configure, F2 to continue"). To the best of my knowledge
> this is unconfigurable for these older Compaq's.
>
> > If it is hardware anyone know where I can get a dummy mouse and
> > dummy keyboard?
>
> I looked for these in the past and I don't recall finding anything (or
> if I did it was above my budget). Your options are rather limited if
> your BIOS errors with no keyboard installed:
>
> 1) Purchase a $5 keyboard at the store, plug it in, boot, leave
> the keyboard plugged in and walk off.
> 2) Bring a keyboard, plug it in, boot, remove the keyboard (but
> hopefully you have a UPS).
> 3) There are little devices ($50?) that allow you to hook up
> more than one machine to one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse -
> you select which one you want to use with a button on the
> device. Use it.
>
> I generally just go with No. 1.
