Re: Serial Console mini HOWTO

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Fri, 3 May 1996 09:59:01 +0100

In linux.dev.kernel, article <Pine.LNX.3.91.960502235117.15516l-100000@=
inorganic5.chem.ufl.edu>,
Jon Lewis <jlewis@inorganic5.fdt.net> writes:
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> I ususally leave in a cheapo VGA card for when things go wrong. Many=
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> modern systems have a CMOS setup setting for keyboard not installed, =
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> I also tell them to halt on no errors. Lots of my boxes have no keyb=
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> except when they're sick.
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Yep. Old Hercules cards are even cheaper, though you can't set them to
higher text resolutions (debugging with 80x5 is _awful_ compared to 132=
x43,
even if you have to strain your eyes a little...).

> BTW...is it "bad" to plug in a keybard with the system running? I wo=
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> about frying the keyboard controller...but I hate to power down. Nev=
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> know when the hard drive might decide not to spin back up.
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I don't think that's bad -- I do it all the time, too. ;-)

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