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Re: Headless (non)operation on OSX

From: David Hooper
Date: Monday, April 29, 2002
Time: 7:51:51 am

Len,

I was hoping that someone, might have managed to set up an OSX without a
monitor. However, since your reply is a question, it does not seem like you
have. It is a question I do not understand either, care to elaborate?

> Will an "active" KVM switch emulate a SVGA, I think, fooling the main unit
> into thinking there is a monitor attached?

Apple seem to think there is no fooling it.

> The other alternative is to run FreeBSD-only, runs fine headless. :))

That is not helpful (or funny) under present circumstances.

> but co-lo use of Mac's is probably seen as too small a market for Apple to
> pursue, esp when something like headless would violate their religion.

Co-lo macs used to work fine. But this is not just a co-lo issue. Not every
office network has a monitor on its file server.

As makers of serving software for Mac with remote administration, shouldn't
Men & Mice take a lively interest in this and try and help (Apple/Me) find
an answer? Hope so.

David




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