topic Re: Text only grub w/ iLo? in Operating System - Linux

Text only grub w/ iLo?

Jim McConnell — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:44:09 GMT

Hello;

I've got a bunch of DL360-G3 machines, running RHEL3-ES. I'd like to setup the machines so that when booting from iLo, I don't go into "graphics" mode, it stays in text only.

Should I setup a "terminal" line in grub.conf? What about when the "font changes" w/ a line saying "/sbin/loader..." or something? Kinda lost as to how to accomplish this, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jim

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 23:33:19 GMT

You do not have to even have the X-graphical interface installed to go with grub.

This very machine, before I messed it up and had to redo it was grub booting text only.

I usually accomplish this at install time by correctly answering the question about whether to boot graphical mode or not.

Ctrl-alt-F1 or Ctrl-F1 will take you out of graphics mode temporarily.

I think X is fired up by one of the soft link programs in /etc/rc5.d

Can't remember which one.

SEP

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 01:38:34 GMT

Are you asking about boot linux into comman-line mode? if so, you need to choose "3" as your default runlevel in /etc/inittab.

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Jim McConnell — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 09:47:16 GMT

I think those who replied are missing the point.

1. My default runlevel is 3
2. X (not even the libs) are installed

However, grub still has a "graphical" menu to selet which kernel to boot. I don't want this.

Also, when I kickstart a machine, under iLo, this is a "graphical" feature which requires a license. I don't want to use the "graphical" features of iLo, just text. So, what gives?

/jim

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:02:05 GMT

1) Kickstart runs in graphical mode (when this mode is available). However, it can be switched back to text mode by using the text directive in the kickstart file.

2) Regarding GRUB - I'm not sure but try to delete "splashimage" line from grub.conf

Rgds,
Vitaly

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

dirk dierickx — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:04:35 GMT

remove the keyword 'splashimage' from the grub config file and you should be fine.

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Michael Williams_6 — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:43:52 GMT

Hi Jim, I had this same problem with our iLo, while a license is cheap and well worthit, if you want to get around it then vi your /boot/grub/menu.lst file, and in the line underneath "title linux", delete the end section that says vga={number}

Reboot and it will with be in a VGA mode that the iLo supports, or it will be text only (been some time since I rebooted this box and can't remember!)

Mike

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Michael Williams_6 — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:49:07 GMT

Actually come to think of it, ignore that last message, that only re-sizes the text of the console and not the VGA mode of grub itself!!

D'oh!

Re: Text only grub w/ iLo?

Thomas Bianco — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 09:06:56 GMT

have you considered replacing grub with a resent version of Lilo? Lilo is text only. it was used signifigantly a few years back, but now seems to have fallen by the wayside.