On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:13:22AM +0000, jamie@jatos.co.uk wrote: > Hi > > Firstly need to know the name of the feature that allows me to access /dev/tty0, /dev/tty1 etc and switch between them by press alt+F1, alt+F2 and so on. These are "Virtual Terminals" or "Virtual Consoles". They are "Virtual" in the sense that a serial console is a "real console" and the virtual consoles just provide a convenient local version. > > Secondly, how would I configure this feature, in particular I'd like to configure it to allow me to press probably alt+F7 and access a serial console at /dev/ttyS0, would need a baud rate of 9600 with common settings for everything else. /etc/inittab. There should be some example serial console lines commented out for you to play with... Ah, no. What am I talking about. If you enable a serial console in /etc/inittab, that will start a terminal SERVER on /dev/ttyS0 (so you can connect a terminal to it and control your PC from the terminal). I believe you're wanting to use your PC as a terminal, and use it to log into another device. In that case, I think you're still going to need a program such as minicom. But with some work you MIGHT be able to get it to start as a getty (a 'getty' is the program that init starts on the virtual console and which accepts your username/password before starting a shell). > > Essentially this is so I can get to the CLI on a Cisco router when its console port is connected via serial port referenced by the device name /dev/ttyS0 just by pressing alt+F7, instead having to install a terminal program. I believe this can be done. > > Any help is much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jamie > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: [🔎] 128886445-1366197199-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-231209512-@b5.c4.bise7.blackberry">http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] 128886445-1366197199-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-231209512-@b5.c4.bise7.blackberry >
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