diff --git a/servers/nh3-pve/README.md b/servers/nh3-pve/README.md index b0f475b..f5d1bc6 100644 --- a/servers/nh3-pve/README.md +++ b/servers/nh3-pve/README.md @@ -98,9 +98,22 @@ not power back on by itself. above). ⚠ **Do the BIOS fix on that same visit.** AMT's KVM redirection captures only the Intel iGPU's framebuffer, so with the iGPU hidden as it is now, AMT KVM would - be just as blind as the NanoKVM. Order: while the NanoKVM is still here (on the - RTX through an adapter), set Primary Display = IGFX, provision MEBx, confirm AMT - KVM shows the console, and only then move the NanoKVM to the gx10. + be just as blind as the NanoKVM. Order: set Primary Display = IGFX, provision + MEBx, confirm AMT KVM shows the console, and only then move the NanoKVM to the + gx10. + **Reaching the BIOS** (2026-09-25 facts). The NanoKVM input is HDMI, the RTX has + mini-DP only, and the adapters on hand are mini-DP→DP only. The paths: + (1) an **active** mini-DP→HDMI adapter to feed the NanoKVM, since a passive one + depends on DP++; (2) a DisplayPort monitor plus a USB keyboard at the rack; + (3) pull the card, boot on the iGPU, set IGFX explicitly (not Auto), then refit + the card. The NIC pins make a card-out boot safe. + `systemctl reboot --firmware-setup` works here (`OsIndicationsSupported` bit 0 + set), so nobody has to catch the Del key at POST. + **An OS-side patch is not possible:** the AMI `Setup`/`SaSetup` variables are not + runtime-visible here, unlike on the gx10. + **Known-good reference: esh-pve.** Same MS-01, same BIOS `AHWSA.1.17`, same RTX + 2000E, and its `00:02.0` is present with `boot_vga=1`. The target state works on + this hardware. ## Refresh state