Hello, Everyone
I just installed a centos 8 box using usb as media and a nvidia mx440 adapter installed during installation process.
After verified network configuration is ok, I remove mx440 adapter and move this box to another room. Now
this centos box cannot be accessed using putty. If I put mx440 adpater back on this box and move it to the same room.
putty access is fine.
During boot, I saw a lot of hard drive activity. Why a centos network access will depend on a graphic adpater? How
can I configure a headless CentOS 8 installation properly?
thx,
CentOS 8 headless installation
Re: CentOS 8 headless installation
Are you sure it has anything to do with CentOS? Many consumer machines will not boot at all without a graphics adapter installed and will sit at the BIOS, beeping merrily to tell you so.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: CentOS 8 headless installation
Thanks for your reply.
This box was a centos 7 installation via pxe boot previously. After network configuration, I remove graphic adapter and
this box work as server normally for several years.
Days ago, I decide to install a whole new CentOS 8 on it. And this time, I was unable to connect to it if graphic adapter
removed. mx440 is a pcie adapter and I trid to use a cheap pci graphic adapter to replace it. CentOS wont buy it. I saw
a lot of hard drive activity but can not figure out why network can not connect.
This box was a centos 7 installation via pxe boot previously. After network configuration, I remove graphic adapter and
this box work as server normally for several years.
Days ago, I decide to install a whole new CentOS 8 on it. And this time, I was unable to connect to it if graphic adapter
removed. mx440 is a pcie adapter and I trid to use a cheap pci graphic adapter to replace it. CentOS wont buy it. I saw
a lot of hard drive activity but can not figure out why network can not connect.