Kent A. Reed wrote: > Interesting, Jon. I've been told that Ubuntu desktop edition stalls > during boot if it doesn't detect a monitor. There's a lot of blog > entries out there devoted to "how to make a VGA plug to fool your system > into thinking a monitor is present." > Well, easy enough to test that out, if the machine is on the network. I often start up some of my EMC systems that normally have a video monitor, but with the monitor turned off because I am going to be doing system work from my desktop. None of them seem to mind this setup. They will have the keyboard and mouse connected as usual, though. There are some BIOSes that will hang if they don't detect a keyboard, but that can usually be disabled with a setting.
This all applies to the Ubuntu variants that come with the EMC2 distros, and maybe those have different startup or configuration settings. I don't even know what "Ubuntu desktop edition" is. I have a feeling this might apply to DVI graphic cards, which have more complicated protocol between monitor and PC, mostly due to digital rights management CRAP. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
