Re: Installing linux via serial port

Peter Liniker (pl198@doc.ic.ac.uk)
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:49:48 +0100 (BST)


>> > Technically, yes; Lilo and the 2.2.x kernels handle serial port
>> > console. However, AFAIK no distributions actually have their installs set
>> > up to use the serial port. As you mentioned, though, Solaris supports
>> > this along with all the BSD's and most other major Unices.

>> The Red Hat install kernels include serial console support

>Ahhh, I stand corrected. It *would* be nice to see this as a more
>visible option for installation for those of us who do not tend to have
>video cards/monitors on their servers.

so how is this option enabled?

for linux/sparc you just give SILO the parameter "linux serial" and it
knows what to do. but the ability do do this is part of the sparcstation
design - i.e if it doesnt find a monitor or keyboard it switches to
using the serial port as user i/o. I haven't seen PCs with this
capability, or am I wrong?

peter liniker

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