booting with no video adapter

[Kam Leo]

On 9/6/06, Tod Merley <todbot88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/6/06, T. Horsnell <tsh at mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> > >On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 18:23 +0100, T. Horsnell wrote:
> > >> How can I get an FC5 system to boot without a video adapter?
> > >> At the moment, I cant even figure out how to tell grub that
> > >> it has no VGA, let alone Linux. Any ideas anyone?
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Terry
> > >>
> > >
> > >Why does it matter? I usually setup headless machines using a serial
> > >null cable: (AKA Serial console)
> > >All you need to do is configure grub [1] (and BIOS?), add serial console
> >
> > But this is what I cant figure out how to do. How to configure
> > grub so that it doesnt try to use video?
> >
> > Terry.
> >
> >
> > >support to the kernel command line [2] and add a serial console to
> > >inittab [3].
> > >
> > >- Gilboa
> > >
> > >[1]
> > >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/configure-boot-loader-grub.html
> > >[2]
> > >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/configure-kernel-grub.html
> > >[3]
> > >http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/getty-agetty.html
> > >
> > >
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>
> Hi Terry!
>
> At the GRUB command the "serial" command:
>
> # From the GRUB manual:
> -----------------------------------------
> 13.2.12 serial
> serial ['--unit=unit'] ['--port=port'] ['--speed=speed'] [Command]
>           ['--word=word'] ['--parity=parity'] ['--stop=stop'] ['--device=dev']
>      Initialize a serial device. unit is a number in the range 0-3
> specifying which serial
>      port to use; default is 0, which corresponds to the port often
> called COM1. port          is the I/O port where the UART is to be
> found; if specified it takes precedence over
>      unit. speed is the transmission speed; default is 9600. word and
> stop are the number  of data bits and stop bits. Data bits must be in
> the range 5-8 and stop bits must be   1 or 2. Default is 8 data bits
> and one stop bit. parity is one of 'no', 'odd', 'even'   and defaults
> to 'no'. The option '--device' can only be used in the grub shell and
> is   used to specify the tty device to be used in the host operating
> system (see Chapter 15   [Invoking the grub shell], page 55).
>      The serial port is not used as a communication channel unless the
> terminal command   is used (see Section 13.2.14 [terminal], page 41).
>      This command is only available if GRUB is compiled with serial
> support. See also
>      Chapter 7 [Serial terminal], page 23.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # The GRUB manual is available at:
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual
>
> # Referenced previously but still a good resource
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/configure-boot-loader-grub.html
>
> Have Fun!
>
> Tod
>

Also check your BIOS setting to ensure that it allows booting without
a video card.