lilo on serial line (was: Re: how to set up headless machine?)

1998-05-10 Thread Rainer Clasen
Hi! Jack Kern ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I'm not sure I understand what is required but the lilo doc, > Manual.txt.gz, in the "Global" options section > (/usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt.gz) seems to have a relevant passage: > > SERIAL= enables control from a serial line. The specified > serial port is

Re: how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-07 Thread Jack Kern
On Thu, May 07, 1998 at 03:43:21PM -0400, Ossama Othman wrote: > Hi, > > On 7 May 1998, Truxton King Fulton II wrote: > > The newer linux kernels do "serial console" if no video card is > > detected. This is a kernel configuration option -- get a new 2.1 > > kernel and compile it. > > Some peop

Re: how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-07 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, On 7 May 1998, Truxton King Fulton II wrote: > The newer linux kernels do "serial console" if no video card is > detected. This is a kernel configuration option -- get a new 2.1 > kernel and compile it. Some people can't afford to take a chance on a development kernel, especially if system

Re: how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-07 Thread Truxton King Fulton II
The newer linux kernels do "serial console" if no video card is detected. This is a kernel configuration option -- get a new 2.1 kernel and compile it. -Truxton Stuart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I need to set up a debian/linux PC for use without a > keyboard or monitor.

Re: how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-06 Thread Bill Leach
Of course the machine's own ROMs determine if it can even boot without a keyboard (that is not AFAIK not a Linux issue). Given that you can boot without a keyboard, then all you have to do is set up to run a 'getty' type daemon on the serial port. Amiga computers (m68k) for example will boot wit

Re: how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-05 Thread Martin Bialasinski
> "SM" == Stuart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: SM> I need to set up a debian/linux PC for use without a SM> keyboard or monitor. The "frozen" distribution is already SM> installed and it has an ethernet connection. Ages ago SM> I saw info on running a "serial console" and I was hopin

how to set up headless machine?

1998-05-05 Thread Stuart Marshall
Hi, I need to set up a debian/linux PC for use without a keyboard or monitor. The "frozen" distribution is already installed and it has an ethernet connection. Ages ago I saw info on running a "serial console" and I was hoping to do that. I have a second machine which has a spare serial port.