Re: headless setup

Bazooka Joe wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Mikkel L.
> Ellertson<mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Bazooka Joe wrote:
> >     
> > > Hi, I need to configure f11 to redirect output to the serial port.
> > >
> > > I looked at the inittab which doesn't look like the right file to edit.
> > >
> > > btw i have run level 3 and no x already.
> > >
> > > thx
> > >
> > > bazooka
> > >
> > >       
> > You may find this site useful:
> >
> > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.html
> >
> > Mikkel
> > --
> >
> >  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
> >
> >
> > --
> > fedora-list mailing list
> > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
> > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
> >
> >     
>
> that is one hell of a howto
>
> the problem is, on fedora the inittab is not standard anymore.
>
> the instructions i have say to rem out the tty1 .... and add ttyS0
> but nothing exists like that in fedora - at least i haven't found it.
>
> # Run gettys in standard runlevels
> #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
> #2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
> #3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
> #4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
> #5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
> #6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
> S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0 19200
>
>   
Try this:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-setup-your-linux-server-use-serial-console

Note the difference between the serial console lines in each example, 
and the necessary changes to /boot/grub.conf for monitoring the boot 
process through the serical console.


--


Paul Blonde
EnTel Communications Inc
Ph: 250-633-5151
TF: 866-633-2644
Fx: 250-633-2677

--
fedora-list mailing list
fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines