schou@faline.bellcore.com (Scott Chou) (03/17/89)
Can 386 boxes run SCO Xenix without a keyboard and console monitor?
In other words I'd like to set up a small LAN of 386 boxes on an
Ethernet and communicate with them only through remote logins.
Do I save anything this way besides not having to buy the hardware?
In other words does the OS save cycles not having to poll the keyboard,
refresh the displays, etc. or is all that activity inherent whether
the I/O hardware is there to receive the data or not?
Thanks,
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* Morristown, NJ 07960-1910 Internet: schou@faline.bellcore.comdebra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) (03/17/89)
In article <2208@faline.bellcore.com> schou@faline.UUCP (Scott Chou) writes: >Can 386 boxes run SCO Xenix without a keyboard and console monitor? >In other words I'd like to set up a small LAN of 386 boxes on an >Ethernet and communicate with them only through remote logins. > I'm afraid this is going to be a bit of a problem with most AT-clone 386 boxes: 1) If you don't have a keyboard the bios gives an error, but some can get past this. 2) If you don't have a display adapter the bios gives an error and asks to "hit F1 to continue". Of course, if you don't have a keyboard you can't hit F1... Paul. -- ------------------------------------------------------ |debra@research.att.com | uunet!research!debra | ------------------------------------------------------
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (03/18/89)
In article <2208@faline.bellcore.com> schou@faline.UUCP (Scott Chou) writes: >Can 386 boxes run SCO Xenix without a keyboard and console monitor? >In other words I'd like to set up a small LAN of 386 boxes on an >Ethernet and communicate with them only through remote logins. I don't know about Etnernet. But you have another problem, not Xenix related. As far as I know, most BIOS's do a hardware check upon power up. If it detects a problem, they will hang until the F1 key (usually) is pressed, or just hang until reset. The hardware will need the monitor card and the keyboard to be physically present, but Xenix can be set up to use a serial console. JB -- Jonathan Bayer Beware: The light at the end of the Intelligent Software Products, Inc. tunnel may be an oncoming dragon 19 Virginia Ave. ...uunet!ispi!jbayer Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-2867 jbayer@ispi.UUCP
nvk@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Norman Kohn) (03/19/89)
In article <9065@alice.UUCP> debra@alice.UUCP () writes: >In article <2208@faline.bellcore.com> schou@faline.UUCP (Scott Chou) writes: >>Can 386 boxes run SCO Xenix without a keyboard and console monitor? >>In other words I'd like to set up a small LAN of 386 boxes on an >>Ethernet and communicate with them only through remote logins. >> > >I'm afraid this is going to be a bit of a problem with most AT-clone 386 >boxes: I've done this with uport 286, and believe that it would work with 386 as well. Kernel errors log to the console, however, and if you ever need to patch the OS off a boot disk, etc., you'll need kbd and monitor. -- Norman Kohn | ...ddsw1!nvk!norman Chicago, Il. | days/ans svc: (312) 650-6840 | eves: (312) 373-0564