Programm is not running witout VGA

I think you should disable video support into the kernel and change kernel boot options in order to send console output to a serial port (ttyS0) instead of (tty0) for example. Kind regards

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What do you mean by "System Software"? Linux Kernel, BIOS ?

You can configure Linux to use e.g. a serial port as console and you can remove the VGA console driver from the kernel. That should do the trick as far as Linux is concerned.

For the BIOS: most of them need a VGA card/Keyboard for the configuration dialog, so setting up the board configuration (and fixing it if there was, e.g. a CMOS checksum error ...) can only be done with a VGA card installed. Most BIOSes, however have an option where you can select wether a VGA/EGA card is "installed". I forget the names of the proper selections to be made, but this usually allows you to put the board into a mode where it will boot without a VGA.

HTH

Rob

Thanks!

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There is a VGA card emulator with a serial port available. You plug this card into the PC, and it simulates enough of a VGA card to fool the BIOS. All output to the console is then converted to a normal RS-232 serial stream. I have forgotten the name of the company, but it should be in the archives.

Regards Anton Erasmus