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Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:05:57 +1000
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Re: Changing BIOS settings on nodes
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Hi,

> Greetings.
> 
> We would like to change the BIOS settings on our headless compute
> nodes to enable PXE booting which is disabled in the default
> configuration. Reading and writing with /dev/nvram appears to work 
> but on reboot the change in CMOS is recognised, assumed to be a corruption
> 
> (it might be a corruption if /dev/nvram is not properly supported) 
> and prompts to be reset. Is there a way round this?
> 
> There is no support for a serial console in the BIOS. The nodes have 
> a floppy disk. Any thoughts on alternatives?

What type of hardware is this, branded (HP, IBM, etc) or non-branded?

Michael.

> Thanks - Andy.
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