On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Ivan Fetch wrote: > Hello, > I posted a message to this affect late yesterday, and am reposting now > due to the lack of information I have found thus far searching the Redhat > web site and documentation: > > In-Short, I would like to install Redhat 6.1 over the serial port instead > of using the conventional console. I believe that a boot directive such > as "linux serial" is what one would use for this (I have only found > documentation as such for a version of redhat other than Intel) but "linux > serial" is not working. Does anyone have any experience / background on > this - If so I would realy appreciate a reply. > Thank You, Ivan Fetch. I'm not sure if the redhat kernel has this compiled in for the install disk, but what you want to pass to the kernel is: <kernel> console=ttyS0,9600n8 which says the console is /dev/ttyS0 which is 9600 baud, 8 bit with no parity. Bill Carlson ------------ Systems Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Opinions are mine, Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/ | not my employer's. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
