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Re: System console on serial port



On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:16:56 +0200, Smith, Martin <martin.smith@sap.com> wrote:
> 
> Anybody know how to make a serial COM port the system console device?  The Debian installation defaulted to the video monitor and keyboard as the sys console, but they have been removed.  I have the com ports enabled with getty.

Presumably, you are trying to install on a PC. Different architectures
have different schemes: e.g. openboot on a sparc machine will
automatically enable a serial console if there is no keyboard present.



-- 
Jon Dowland



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