On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Steve Hill wrote:
>
> I'm building boxes with the console set to /dev/ttyS0.
how? symlink to /dev/ttyS0, or with console=ttyS0 boot option?
> However, I can't
> guarantee that there will always be a term plugged into the serial
> port. If there is no term on the port, eventually the buffer fills and
> any processes that write to the console (i.e. init) block. Is there some
> option somewhere to stop this happening (i.e. either ignoring the
> flow-control or just allowing the buffer to overflow)?
IIRC/AFAIK:
use /dev/console (char, 5,1) for all your programmes and boot the
kernel with serial console support and .
/dev/console will go to serial, but afaik it doesn't block for lack of
a terminal. (has something to do with /dev/console being semantically
different to /dev/tty..., eg it doesn't block, not sure of the exact
details).
--paulj
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