On Thu, 14 May 2009, Jeff Ross wrote: > Hi all, > > I just got a KVM over IP for use to let the folks at Command Prompt act as > emergency remote database administrators. > > http://www.startech.com/item/SV441HDIE-4-Port-Enhanced-Digital-KVM-Switch-Over-IP.aspx > > The KVM over IP works great (even without X) but I've been spoiled by my > serial consoles. > > Now when I reboot a server via the KVM, I see the bios and more importantly > for me the MegaRAID bios before boot (which I couldn't via the serial > console), but as soon as booting starts and the "switching console to com0" > line appears, no more output until the login prompt. > > I've read the FAQ again and searched the archives and suspect the answer is > "No.", but is there a way I'm missing to switch the console to com0 and still > get output to the screen?
If I understand correctly, your new setup does not seem to need console redirection anymore. You need to edit /etc/ttys and boot.conf accordingly. -- Antoine
