On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Michael R. Zucca wrote:

> >Actually, if you look in cninit.c,  it says:
> >if (cn_tab == NULL) {
> >/* No console?  We can handle that. */
> >
> >And all kernel console routines check for a null console.  But this isn't
> >an issue on macs; if the ite doesn't find a console it causes a kernel
> >panic so we never get there.
> 
> Well, then that's a bug in ite that's got to get fixed!
> 
Rather, it's if ite can't find it's major device number associated with
iteopen()....I haven't spent quite enough time staring at the code to know
if I interpreted that right.

> >But again - every so often I need to use a console on this thing.  I don't
> >want to short out the pins unless I know my VGA monitor will still work
> >without them.
> 
> I would say get a VGA adapter and just leave the adapter plugged into the port.
> That should fool the machine into thinking there's a monitor attached. The
> only problem is that these 2 cent devices are often sold for $30. :(
> 
Exactly my point....the whole point of this is to network this machine
with the reason I can't afford an adapter.


Well I built the kernel just now and am about to see if I have a clue what
I'm doing.  If I return it's probably good news; if I fry my hardware i
guess i did something wrong.

Dan