[luau] Mid range board with console out

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Hi Matt,

I've done this once, on my webserver.  You'll miss all the booting
information & such (i.e., BIOS, etc.), and if the machine should hang
during the boot process (i.e., kernel panic, etc.), you'll have a hung
machine with no display.

But, you can always review dmesg to see how the boot went.

There is an add-on board (either PCI or ISA) that provides true headless
operation for i386 machines, but it's kinda pricey.  It provides complete
access to the machine, including access to the BIOS, boot, etc.  Go here
for information on this product:

http://www.realweasel.com

Again, it's kinda expensive, but useful.

Hope that helps a little more,

Dwight...



> Dwight,
>
> Thanks for the reply!  I found references to that, but am I correct that the
> OS has to get pretty far in the boot sequence before the output get
> redirected?
> If all you lose is teh CMOS options this would be a great option.  I assumed
> the first thing you would see is a log in prompt.  Do you see all the
> devices loading up?
>
> Aloha,
> Matt