> > Edit /etc/inittab so it is not trying to use ttyS0 for a 'getty'.
> > Then you should be able to use ttyS0 for your serial mouse. Unless
> > you remember the magic signal to send init (I don't), you will have
> > to re-boot.
>
> `kill -HUP 1' or `kill -1 1' Almost all daemons, etc. use -1/HUP to
> mean reload/reinit.
Isn't "init q" or "killall -HUP init" a better more safe bet? I
know that init is PID 1, but if for some reason it wasn't, then
your method would fail, whereas the 2 I've suggested would still
work.
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