This is old and things may have changed since then, but for the simple PC without a graphics card that I used for a wireless AP running off of compact flash this is all I did:
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/openbsd-connect-serial-console/ On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 12:29 PM Henry W. Peterson < henrywillpeter...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have several Asus A320M-K motherboards with AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (which does > not include a GPU) in very simple computers. > > I installed OpenBSD on them using a GigaByte GT710 graphics card. After > reboot, everything works perfectly. > > My idea was to install and configure the systems with the graphics card > and then remove it and control them by SSH (I only have one card). > > I disabled at the BIOS the "Wait for F1 if Error" option so it continues > booting without the GPU. I am pretty sure it does: > > I encrypted the disk during installation with bioctl and softraid; if I do > nothing, type intentionally a wrong password or simply press enter, the > "num lock" led stays on and pressing the power button shut the system down > in immediately. If I type the correct password, after 10 seconds the "num > lock" led turns off and the power button only works if pressed for 5 > seconds. > > So I assume the kernel panics because the GPU is missing. > > Do I need a graphics card installed all the time? > > The motherboard has pins for a COM serial port, during installation I was > asked if I wanted "com0" to become the default console. I said no. > > Could I be booting the system had I said yes (without actually using the > port, again, I would use ssh)? > > If so, can I change this after installation? > > If not, is there anything I can do to be able to boot without the graphics > card? > > Thank you. >
