Subject: Re: Install without video/keyboard?
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/06/1999 22:38:53
On Mon, Dec 06, 1999 at 10:04:58PM -0500, Ken Hornstein wrote:
> >Is it possible to install NetBSD on an x86 machine that does not have a video
> >card or a keyboard plugged in, using a serial port? I didn't see anything in
> >the FAQ about this (perhaps it should be there?), nor anything in the
> >installation instructions.
> >
> >I could build a custom kernel for installation, if required, on another
> >machine.
>
> I did it once, but I don't believe you can get around not having a
> video card. I haven't yet found the Pee Cee BIOS that will boot without
> having a video card installed.
Uh, most will. Try setting "Halt on Error" to "none" in the BIOS settings.