Re: DEC vt420

[Jason Costomiris <jcostom@sjis.com>]

On Thu, 15 May 1997, Syd Alsobrook wrote:

> I am wanting to use a DEC vt420 terminal with my linux box, what is the
> best way to connect the terminal to linux?

With a null-modem cable, and tie a getty to the serial port.

Something like:

S1:456:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS1 DT9600 vt420

in your /etc/inittab, and perhaps some gettydefs entries..  Then an 
"init q" to restart init.  You hopefully will get a login banner and
prompt on the vt420...

See the Serial howto.

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