Warren, Check in the Bios Setup if it's set to stop on errors or only keyboard errors. Use F1 to continue. HTHs, Richard.
On 24 Sep 2002 08:21:02 -0600 Warren Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a hardware problem, not a Linux problem. But perhaps someone > has faced this problem before. > > I've amazed my friends by setting up a Linux-firewall-on-a-floppy in > our city hall on an ancient 486 that was retired ages ago. But when I > try to run it headless, it won't boot unless I plug a keyboard back > in. As a workaround I've got an old keyboard that doesn't work very > well plugged into the box, but that is both an inelegant solution and > a temptation to idle fingers. Nor is this an idle complaint: our > frequent power outages mean that the box must reboot often and > reliably. > > I suspect that the problem is hardwired and the only solution is to > change the motherboard. (I see no BIOS settings that should affect the > keyboard.) But somebody prove me wrong, please. > -- > Warren Post > Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras > http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ > > >
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