Subject: Re: IP Masking, monitors, et al.
To: Dan Jacobowitz <dan@west.chwest.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/28/1997 13:45:09
> BTW I have another question.  To boot 'headless' requires shorting out
> pins 4 and 11 in the monitor port....but will a monitor still work after I
> short them out if I need to use one at some point?

?? Yes. All that shorting does is fake the computer into thinking there's
a certain type of monitor connected. If you later connect that type of
monitor, all is well. It's not good if you try to attach a different
type of monitor. :-(

> Ahhh, it's good to be running NetBSD again.  Does the kernel still look
> for a monitor if serial console is enabled?

No.

Take care,

Bill