> > Hi Chuck, > > > /etc/lilo.conf > > append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8" > > Is it legal to specify multiple consoles? Or is just the last taken? And > which console is tty0? > This is the way I have been doing it for 7 years. (since whenever the first serial-console kernel came out) This is the first time I have seen this happen. However, I mainly use SuSE when I need to support systems located in colo facilities. I am a 3 hour drive from our colo in El Segundo. I do not know 100% if I have ever had this working on RH 7.2. I am pretty sure I have had this working on RH 7.1 and defintely 6.2. I think the kernel requires the tty0 console, the second entry is telling it to also configure a console on serial0. > > In /etc/inittab I added the following: > > > > S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 > > Is S0 a valid entry here? I tried this with plain numbers only.
I will try other things but as far as I know, this first field is irrelevant as long as it is unique in the inittab file. You need a motherboard that supports console redirection, Ex. Intel 440GX, some Super Micros, and some other Intel boards. You can see the BIOS regardless of the OS since this happens before control is passed to anything residing on the local media. > > > (I can even get into the BIOS remotely) > > How do you achieve that, getting into the BIOS after the bootloader has > started? This must be some special hardware/software... > Last question: Have you tried using mgetty? Dunno of specific issues with Yes, the *etty I use in /etc/inittab appears not to affect the problem, the existence of the append="console" entry in /etc/lilo.conf is causing the hang. (I can manually start agetty on ttyS0 after the machine has booted, however, the kernel has not configured a console on that port since the append="console..." line is commented out. > agetty, although there might be. At least the docs made me decide to use > mgetty, not agetty. Not sure where I got this info, maybe it's in the Text- > Terminal-HOWTO. > > Bye, > > Leonard. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
