Whether you get anything but a blank screen IS dependent on NVRAM settings.
Even an Onyx with RE2 or IR graphics will show a blank screen if the NVRAM
setting is not set for graphics.
Lyle
On Saturday 08 November 2003 03:44, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> On Nov 7, 20:47, David Holland wrote:
> > And has the console device NVRAM setting set to the graphics adapter?
> > (If I remember correctly, you get black screen if its set to serial
>
> even
>
> > w/ graphics boards in one.)
>
> No, you still get something initially.
>
> > You might try pulling the graphics adapters out, unplugging the
> > keyboard, and hooking up a serial console.
>
> You don't need to remove the graphics adaptor on an Indy or later
> machines, and I wouldn't recommend doing so.
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
Received on Sat Nov 08 2003 - 10:09:26 GMT