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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have several dozens of CentOS and WhiteBox
servers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Most of them are CentOS 4.6.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Our installation service is done in the datacenter where the
servers are located.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>When we install a fresh clean install, we use the GUI menus,
while using the KVMoverIP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>That was working great with CentOS 4.x</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In CentOS 5.x, the installation process 'annonces" that "Hey,.
I know you are using a KVM and don't have a monitor attached" (who
cares??).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>But, "since you are using a KVM and no monitor is
attached,. you CANNOT use the GUI installation".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Why???</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>4.x didn't care for this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Why make my life difficult?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I have to 'cheat' by calling the datacenter to plug a monitor
for the first minute of the install and then plug back the KVM
cable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Isn't this stupid? of course it is!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I am looking for a solution such as a parameter that I can
pass to the boot sequence (vga=nommconf or something like that) so that it won't
do the probing for the VGA and just let me go about my business.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Mind you that this is a problem both with DELL PowerEdge
1950iii with DRAC5 remote consule as well as with just plain PCs that use ATEN
KVM 9116.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Once the probe understand that we don't use a monitor it
prompts the 'can't use the GUI'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Any pointers about this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>-Sup.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>