booting an intel 815 fc3 without monitor

[bruce]

john...

thanks for getting back to me. i had actually tried both... i screwed up at
1st, and then found an example...

unfortunately, it didn't work...

my grub.conf file is:

-----------------------------------------------------
[root at lserver4 etc]# cat grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb
quiet
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda

#
#b douglas added params to kernel line.. due to boot without monitor
#

default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 quiet
noprobe skipddc
        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img

#linux noprobe skipddc nofb vga=0
------------------------------------------------------------

as i said, i plug the monitor, it works... i unplug the monitor, it hangs..

it's seriously frustrating... and there are no BIOS options that i can
manipulate..

so.. any clues/suggestions would be helpful.

bruce



-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Jonathan Berry
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:26 PM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: Re: booting an intel 815 fc3 without monitor


Hi Bruce,

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:12:54 -0800, bruce <bedouglas at earthlink.net> wrote:
> hi..
>
> i discovered i'm having the same problem i thought i had already fixed.
i'm
> trying to boot an intel 815 mobo with FC3. the FC3 install hangs midway
> through if the monitor is not plugged in.
>
> i've added various combinations of the following to the grub.conf file
with
> no luck.
>
> grub.conf
> .
> .
> .
> .
> linux nofb noprobe skipddc
>
> (as the last line of the file)

Huh?  I don't think you understand the syntax of the grub.conf file.
If you want to boot with those parameters, they should go on the end
of your kernel line.  So you should have an entry like:

title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.770_FC3)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.770_FC3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup/slash
        initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.img

This is using a /boot partition and a logical volume, so things may be
a little different in your case.  Anyway, stick your parameters you
want ("nofb noprobe skipddc") after the last thing on the line that
begins with "kernel"  You probably have multiple entries like this
too, so be sure to change the one that you boot, or do it to all of
them to be safe.  Be sure to remove the option "rhgb" if it is there.
Sorry if you understood this, but that wasn't clear from your post.

> i still have the same issue i had before, in that the system hangs!
>
> i've seen some others via google who have the same/similar issue with no
> solution...
>
> any thoughts/ideas/etc...
>
> Bruce Douglas
> bedouglas at earthlink.net

Jonathan

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