On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 11:00:52AM -0800, Christopher E. Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 11:18:43AM -0400, Gonda, Rumi wrote:
> > > i am trying to setup serial console and added the following line
> > > to my /etc/inittab file:
> > >
> > > S0:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 DT19200 vt100
> > >
> > > and i tried to test it using:
> > >
> > > echo hello world >> /dev/ttyS0
> >
> > I have a stinking suspicion that if you're trying to use ttyS0 as a
> > serial _console_, that you don't _want_ a getty running on it. The
> > kernel will likely do the work.
>
> You still need a getty on the console, the serial console gets
> you all console messages at boot and after though. Remember, you run
> getty on ttyx anyway, and /dev/console maps to whatever vty you are on
> at that point.
Told you it stunk. ;-)
Sorry to lead you astray, Rumi.
Cheers,
-- jra
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