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Re: VAXstation 4000/90 help



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I think the graphics board can detect the presence of a monitor, and will show an error if there is no monitor connected.

Whew! I read something about it being a DAC error, and I suppose the DAC would have the circuitry to detect the connection of a monitor.

Does anyone know of a way to have the VAX skip this error and boot automatically anyway?

Just for everyone's general information, a 4000/90 won't boot NetBSD (5.1, generic kernel) without the graphics card installed. I got a kernel panic when I booted without the card, and while I'm sure I can just make a custom kernel to get around it, it might be good for others to know.

Thanks,
John


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