on 6-7-2008 8:06 AM Alon spake the following: > Hi All, > > I have several dozens of CentOS and WhiteBox servers. > Most of them are CentOS 4.6. > Our installation service is done in the datacenter where the servers are > located. > > When we install a fresh clean install, we use the GUI menus, while using > the KVMoverIP. > > That was working great with CentOS 4.x > > 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??). > But, "since you are using a KVM and no monitor is attached,. you CANNOT > use the GUI installation". > > Why??? > > 4.x didn't care for this. > > Why make my life difficult? > > 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. > Isn't this stupid? of course it is! > > 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. > > > 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. > Once the probe understand that we don't use a monitor it prompts the > 'can't use the GUI'. > > Any pointers about this? > > > Thanks, > > -Sup. I believe there is a "headless" parameter you can use. I have used it for VNC installs. It might work for you. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080609/f6cd4c43/attachment-0005.sig>