headless setup

[Paul]

Bazooka Joe wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Mikkel L.
> Ellertson<mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
>   
>> Bazooka Joe wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi, I need to configure f11 to redirect output to the serial port.
>>>
>>> I looked at the inittab which doesn't look like the right file to edit.
>>>
>>> btw i have run level 3 and no x already.
>>>
>>> thx
>>>
>>> bazooka
>>>
>>>       
>> You may find this site useful:
>>
>> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.html
>>
>> Mikkel
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>
> that is one hell of a howto
>
> the problem is, on fedora the inittab is not standard anymore.
>
> the instructions i have say to rem out the tty1 .... and add ttyS0
> but nothing exists like that in fedora - at least i haven't found it.
>
> # Run gettys in standard runlevels
> #1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
> #2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
> #3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
> #4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
> #5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
> #6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
> S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0 19200
>
>   
Try this:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-setup-your-linux-server-use-serial-console

Note the difference between the serial console lines in each example, 
and the necessary changes to /boot/grub.conf for monitoring the boot 
process through the serical console.


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