[weblacky]

Maybe I missed it -- but you've verified everything works fine without the V10 installed, right?  You can boot and install irix etc without graphics in a fuel with no problems (I did it recently), run some diags and stress tests.

Also don't be afraid to run without the side panel on so you can get the L1 cable out; it's fine.  Just the blue shroud needs to be on.

No, I cannot boot my fuel without a graphics card. Without a graphics card the voltage/temp/fan sensor i2c network is broken (incomplete) and you lose contact with bedrock i2c completely. 

It’s possible you can can do that with env off, but with this unit I cannot turn env off and boot (I tried, I think) and it refused without communication with the i2c network.  It may be related to my L1 revision. 

I’ve never heard of someone being able to boot a headless fuel, you’d have to document how you did that because from what I know you must have a graphics card to get to PROM on a fuel, unless someone else can shine some light in that as most nekonomicon pages describe a dead graphics card as preventing booting. 

However, it’s possible they either added or removed such an ability based on L1 firmware.  Mine is shown in my logs, I cannot upgrade it until the system is happy. 

It also alerted me that my card had an active short, without it who knows the damage that could have resulted.  

No, I need my voltage monitoring for going further since it’s been damaged. 

With the shorted-open graphics, I get to a blinking white LED, pre-power up stage…but cannot power up due to unresponsive card (my guess) because I fail pre-power checks once I try.  

Without the card my env system breaks, “env off” does not bypass those checks for me (I tried that).  

The V10 I bought should be shipping Monday or Tuesday timeframe.  That should allow completion of the i2c sensor network and respond to the power-on signal.  

Best I can do, for now.