Serial Console

• Kernel -- So that the kernel sends error messages out the serial port
• Add the following to /usr/src/linux/Makefile:
• Near the "SMP = 1"
• CONFIG_SERIAL_ECHO = 1
• Near the "ifdef SMP"
• ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_ECHO
• CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SERIAL_ECHO
• endif
• Compile & copy a new kernel.
• LILO -- So that LILO will put the lilo prompt on the serial port
• Add this line in /etc/lilo.conf :
• serial = 0,9600n8
• Run /etc/lilo.
• Getty -- So that one can login via the serial port
• Add this getty line in /etc/inittab
• 0:12345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0
• Security -- So that "root" can login via the serial port
• Add this line to /etc/securetty.
• ttyS0
• Reboot.