Hi Nicolas
The serial console patch is already in the latest development kernel
(1.1.126). You can get a patch for the 2.0.35 kernel at
http://www.linuxmama.com.
I think I have the same patch on my server at
ftp://ftp.ewingdata.com/serial-console.bz2.
If you want a very small kernel (runs in less than 1 MB), try the
linux-lite-v1.00.tar.gz file at ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/kernel (I
think). It's a compact version of the old 1.0.9 kernel.
I am also trying to patch the linux-lite version to run on a PC-104 board
with a serial console. Let me know how you make out. Maybe we can swap
'hacks'.
James Ewing
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicolas Pitre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Bill Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: den 28 oktober 1998 00:16
Subject: Re: headless non-PC x86
>On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Bill Kerr wrote:
>
>> I've searched the archives for instructions on modifying the kernel
>> to run on headless (no VGA or keyboard controller), and have seen only a
>> few references to a "serial console patch" that can be applied.
>[...]
>> The major unknown is configuring the system to use the serial port for
all
>> console operations. I can probably thrash through it myself, but why
>> reinvent the wheel?
>
>The serial console patch is exactly what you need. I'm not sure of where
>to find it though.
>
>
>Nicolas Pitre, B. ing.
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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