From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@CAM.ORG>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: INSTALLING LINUX FROM INFO MAGIC
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 09:51:23 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.94.961126094013.2623A-100000@Stratus.CAM.ORG> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9611252054.A4516-0100000@vifa1>
In order to use a rootdisk over a serial port, you have to modify it a
bit, wich means having access to an already working Linux system.
First, a getty must be started on the desired serial port in the
/etc/inittab file. There is also a file that contains a list of ttys for
wich logins are allowed in /etc... I don't remember the name. The serial
tty (ttyS0 for example) have to be in there.
But, I think that there is also an easier way. When bootdisk and rootdisk
are loaded, you may login as root and start a getty process by hand on the
serial port as follow:
agetty 38400 ttyS0 vt100
You may be careful and type that without seeing wyat you type. After you
do so, a login prompt will appear on the terminal attached to the serial
port.
nico@cam.org
Nicolas Pitre
ing. stag.
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