Re: Serial Console mini HOWTO

Gerd Knorr (kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de)
Thu, 2 May 1996 01:02:34 +0200 (MET DST)


On 1 May 1996, Larry McVoy wrote:

> My /etc/lilo.conf on DEBUG looks like
>
> prompt
> timeout=0
> boot = /dev/sda
> vga = normal # force sane state
> install = /boot/boot.b
> message = /boot/message
> image = /vmlinuz
> root = /dev/sda1
> label = cnd
> append = "console=0x3f8 ether=0,0,4,eth0 ether=0,0,eth1"
>
Add a 'serial=0,9600n8' line to lilo.conf, and you'll get the lilo prompt too :-)

^ bits
^ parity
^^^^ speed
^ port (0=ttyS0, etc...)

Gerd

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