A #Dell server at work won't boot (due to some special treatment we gave it). I was asked to connect through #iDRAC (Dell's remote management interface). I can power-cycle it, but the Java remote console doesn't work for whatever reason.

So I try to use #ipmitool instead:

ipmitool -I lanplus -H <host> -U <username> sol activate

.. >

The terminal I get at #ipmitool is notthe greatest. I can use keys to select options in e.g. the grub menu. But if I want to use them in the grub edit screen ('e'), it's tricky.

So I resort to Emacs key bindings: ctrl-p/ctrl-n (up/down), ctrl-f/ctrl-b (forward/backward) and ctrl-h (backspace).