Hi On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 11:43:51AM +0300, Haim Gelfenbeyn wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Haim Gelfenbeyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:41 AM > To: Linux-Il > Subject: Serial Console Blues > > > Hello, > My Linux box does not have any video/keyboard/mouse, its connected to > other management machine with serial cable. I have two problems with > this setup: > > 1. Some daemon programs that run in init. scripts write to STDERR on > critical errors, etc. If management machine is down, it looks that > write to /dev/console blocks, therefore these programs hung. Am I > correct here, and can I do anything about it? I tried a bit, and never made it to work. My solution was simply to make /dev/console a softlink to /dev/ttySx. This worked like a charm, but I had to recreate it (mknod /dev/console c 5 1) when I went back to KVM console. > > 2. I experienced a few mysterious crashes lately, and want to send > "MagicKey" over serial console next time that machine crashes. > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt says: "send a BREAK, then > within 5 seconds a command key. Sending BREAK twice is interpreted as > a normal BREAK.". Question is, what is BREAK and how I send it from > SecureCRT on Windows or other Windows terminal program? Searching in google for "break signal" will provide an answer. I don't know about SecureCRT. In minicom (under linux) you can press "C-a f". Most serious communication programs should provide that somehow. > > Thanks, > Haim. > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] didi ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
