tried it... didn't work. the issue i'm seeing seems to point directly to the system not booting up if the monitor is not attached!!!! i plug the monitor in.. the server boots.. i unplug the monitor.. the server stops/hangs during the boot process... -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Rodolfo Alcázar [mailto:rodolfo.alcazar@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:16 PM To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: fedora - booting up without a monitor Bruce, 1) when booting, edit the kernel line and add your parameter or, 2) edit /etc/grub.conf and add the parameter to the kernel line On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 10:57 -0800, bruce wrote: > it appears that FC3 doens't boot without a monitor. i've seen some > sites/posts that indicate if you add 'vga=0' to the boot command line, it > should resolve the isuue. my question, where is the boot command liine, and > how can i find it. i assume there's a file that i can edit to add this > line... -- Rodolfo Alcazar rodolfo.alcazar@xxxxxxxxxxxx Netzmanager Padep, GTZ 591-70656800, -22417628 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA