[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI without a console?

Carl Brewer carl at bl.echidna.id.au
Thu May 11 05:29:21 UTC 2023


On 11/05/2023 3:05 pm, Stephan Althaus wrote:
> On 5/10/23 22:42, Gary Mills wrote:
>> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 10:31:09AM -0500, Gary Mills wrote:
>>> Is anybody running OI on a computer that does not have a console?
>>> I have a system that I installed with the GUI image, and with an
>>> HDMI console and USB keyboard and mouse.  Now I'd like to use this
>>> system without all of them.
>> I have another question.  Will it help to have OI boot without the X11
>> screen?  How do I accomplish that?  The text screen will be adequate
>> for most of what I need to do.
>>
> Hello!
> 
> Don't know if it will help (i would not believe so).
> 
> Disable the X11 login screen and you're done:
> 
> # svcadm disable lightdm

If you do this, the requirement for using an HDMI dummy plug goes away too

Carl





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