From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from loadbalancer2.orcon.net.nz ([219.88.242.4] helo=dbmail-mx2.orcon.net.nz) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1E5DCm-0006PY-00 for ; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:59:00 -0400 Received: from arthuruk7ikc0m (mail.homai.org.nz [203.97.81.34]) (authenticated bits=0) by dbmail-mx2.orcon.net.nz (8.13.2/8.13.2/Debian-1) with ESMTP id j7H27oML017729 for ; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:07:51 +1200 Message-ID: <000601c5a2cf$395551f0$090a0a0a@arthuruk7ikc0m> From: "Arthur Pirika" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:58:54 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.86.1/1027/Wed Aug 17 11:44:00 2005 on dbmail-mx2.orcon.net.nz X-Virus-Status: Clean Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Questions on using serial console X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 01:59:01 -0000 Hi there, I have some questions about using a serial console with a = separate pc or laptop to access linux. First, how early in the boot process would it be possible to connect to = the system? second, if I connected to linux with say, hyperterminal on windows, = would i be able to control linux from the laptop's keyboard? btw, how do you tell linux to use a serial console? tia, Arthur.