[CentOS] Server without keyboard

[Mike Kercher]

centos-bounces at centos.org <> scribbled on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:02 AM:

> David Fletcher wrote:
> 
>> I'm trying to set up a small machine as a server using a Via EPIA SP
>> 8000E mini ITX motherboard. It's got a fanless Eden
> processor and I'm
>> using a SATA hard drive. The CD drive is removed, as I only
> wanted it
>> to install CentOS and don't anticipate needing it again.
>> 
>> My problem is running this machine with CentOS without the keyboard.
>> I've set the BIOS to ignore keyboard errors so it boots OK,
> but I can't
>> get it to restart without a keyboard attached.
>> 
>> Logging into it as root via ssh and telling it to
>> 
>> shutdown -h now
>> 
>> works fine, but when I tell it to
>> 
>> shutdown -r now
>> 
>> it gets as far as the "Restarting system." message then just freezes.
>> 
>> Is there any known solution to this?
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Try the dummy keyboard driver:
> 
> http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Oct/2915.html
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 

Or http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30634/article.html

Mike