Re: [SLUG] Video card that is actually a terminal server?

[Rev Simon Rumble <simon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This one time, at band camp, David Gillies wrote:

> Do you have a particular brand of server Simon? IBM, HP and Dell all
> have their own cards which provide this service (RSA for IBM, rILO for
> HP, can't remember what its called for Dell).

It's actually an IBM workstation (Intellistation M Pro 6850) so I'm not 
sure such a device would be built for it, as it's not technically a 
server.

> Your other option is perhaps a serial connection to another
> server/workstation. You'll be able to atleast see bootup from grub/lilo
> onwards.

The problem I'm having is that _sometimes_ it doesn't cleanly shut down, 
and as I've removed the video card there's no way of knowing why.  A 
serial console might be the way to go.  Only trouble is my laptop 
doesn't have serial!

It appears there might be a "console redirect" option in the BIOS,
which would do the job.  I'll have to put the video card back in to find 
it, but it's a start.

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