"Mark T. Kennedy" wrote: > > Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > > So what's going on? Your system is *NOT* hung, it just looks that way. The > > console is running on your KB/Monitor, which you have disconnected. The > > default system doesn't have entries in /etc/inittab to bring up a console on > > the serial port, so once your system is actually 'running', and out of the > > init process (which uses the kernels definition of the console device), you > > don't have a way to login. > > > > can you tell that i'm old? weary? that my in-laws are visiting this weekend? sigh. > i completely forgot that i have to start a getty. double sigh. and thanks. > > /mark
it all works now. thanks again. one lingering question: is there a way to configure a serial console when you boot from CD rather than from a floppy? /mark
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