@tauon @avery I mean, I'd use an #iKVM and have a seperate, airgapped "Managment LAN" anyway...

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115798636079904848

@rl_dane @OS1337 Unlike bare-metal support for old #DirectX versions I am convinced #MDA will stay for multiple reasons:

• Everything from the simplest #BIOS to most expensive commercial #UNIX rely on it for local outputs so much so that even the cheapest GPU one can buy new (#SiliconMotion #SM750) and every #BMC / #iKVM needs to support it.

Like I'm convinced it's economical suicide if any vendor decides to brick early boot messages on #RHEL, #SLES, etc. for no valid reason.

• Also MDA is the simplest mode and even if done entirely in Firmware on the GPU will be performant enough to deliver 60Hz & 60fps constantly.

Like I'm surprised noone has built a "LOM Card" to offer hardware-independent iKVM/BMC & #LOM capabilities to any system with like a (Mini-)PCIe (x1) slot...

@lanodan nodds in agreement

• Sadly there rarely is a good way to universally add one.

• I wish for an #iKVM / #LOM - Card that does a "nullmodem" connection tho.