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No boot w/o video card
I built a lightweight web/twiki server using the ECS IC780M-A2 motherboard (AM3 socket - which has no on-board graphics) and successfully installed Open-BSD 5.1; Had no problem to remote login from other machines on the network.
Then I removed the PCI Express graphics card (did not need it as this will be a remote server) and restarted the machine -- but no apparent boot up. (Hard to diagnose, of course with no graphics, but can't remotely log-in) It appears the machine is looking for a device in Slot 1 (which I assume is the graphics card slot. Put the video card back in, and "Bob's your uncle." I've contacted ECS about this (with little hope of a useful response) but can't be sure if this is a hardware issue or is specific to Open BSD. I really don't want to leave the card in. Any advice? |
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I don't believe you have a choice, as this is a limitation of the x86 legacy. The BIOS is looking for a complete array of peripherals to decide that it is healthy enough to boot. My understanding is that video on the x86 platform is required. So not only is it a hardware problem, but it is a hardware problem by design.
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no boot w/o video card
As an experiment I put an older PCI video card in one of the PCI slots but apparently this is not acceptable either ... I guess I have done this with other motherboards but they had a built in video graphics. This one did not and it when I ordered it I noticed that but did not think of the consequences.
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This is an important distinction I did not make in my initial replies. I should have. Thanks, phoenix for the correction.
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