Re: serial console
Greg Wooledge (HE12025-07-31):
> I think the term "serial console" came into vogue around the time
> Linux and the BSDs started to be used on personal computers.
This is my understanding too.
> Administratively, the console often has special privileges. It shows
> messages during system boot, and it may receive additional kernel
> messages that are not sent to other terminals.
Which is a good occasion to mention another case where serial consoles
are useful: virtual machines, “virsh console” is much lighter than
“virt-viewer”, and thoug it has its issues it will not annoy you with
mismatches of keyboard layouts.
Regards,
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Nicolas George
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