FreeBSD monitor problems..

[Platypus]

The background:

FreeBSD running stable for almost a year and a half now. The server orignally had a monitor, this is on a PC workstation. I removed the monitor since there was no need for it on a server, yet everytime I reboot the server, it hangs because there is no monitor attatched. The only way to get it to boot properly is to attach a monitor and let it boot itself normally. This is an insane inconvience, is there anything I can do to make it boot properly without having a monitor on it?

 

[Platypus]

I have since figured out it was a BIOS issue, however I do not know how to resolve it?

 

[TheOmegaCode]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
I have since figured out it was a BIOS issue, however I do not know how to resolve it?

Yeah, it's pretty obvious this isn't a FreeBSD issue. Set your BIOS to not halt on any errors.

 

[BlackOmen]

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
I have since figured out it was a BIOS issue, however I do not know how to resolve it?

Yeah, it's pretty obvious this isn't a FreeBSD issue. Set your BIOS to not halt on any errors.

Ditto. Although not all boards seem to have this function. My old noname i430vx based board does, while my AMD Irongate board does not (unless I missed it).

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: BlackOmen

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
I have since figured out it was a BIOS issue, however I do not know how to resolve it?

Yeah, it's pretty obvious this isn't a FreeBSD issue. Set your BIOS to not halt on any errors.

Ditto. Although not all boards seem to have this function. My old noname i430vx based board does, while my AMD Irongate board does not (unless I missed it).

AMD 750 something? Mine does (ASUS K7M I think).

 

[BlackOmen]

AMD 750 something? Mine does (ASUS K7M I think).

Yup, AMD 750 on a Gigabyte GA-7IXE4. Just checked again and it was nowhere to be found in the BIOS.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

BIOS specs for Gigabyte GA-7IXE4
2Mbit flash RAM
AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI feature for PC98/Win98/Win2000 compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 (>8.4GB) & Anti-Virus functions
IDE#1~#4, SCSI, LS120, ZIP & CD-ROM bootable
Auto-detect & report system health status

All that and it doesn't have the option to ignore boot errors? I have a hard time believing that...

 

[BlackOmen]

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode

BIOS specs for Gigabyte GA-7IXE4
2Mbit flash RAM
AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI feature for PC98/Win98/Win2000 compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 (>8.4GB) & Anti-Virus functions
IDE#1~#4, SCSI, LS120, ZIP & CD-ROM bootable
Auto-detect & report system health status

All that and it doesn't have the option to ignore boot errors? I have a hard time believing that...

Oh you better believe it. Although on a whim, I just shut off, unplugged the keyboard, and turned it back on. It doesn't care if the keyboard is there or not. Now maybe there is a secret option that I selected somehow, but there is nothing in the BIOS resembling the words ignore boot errors.

But whatever, it's not important. The issue here is: can anyone help CorporateRec with his monitor problem?

 

[freebsddude]

This and this section in the FreeBSD handbook somewhat address these issues. Hope it helps! Good Luck.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

Originally posted by: freebsddude
This and this section in the FreeBSD handbook somewhat address these issues. Hope it helps! Good Luck.

It sounds like he's already got FreeBSD installed. SSH is really all you need.