Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:40:33 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Chris D. Faulhaber" <> | Subject | Re: Installing linux via serial port |
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Technically, yes; Lilo and the 2.2.x kernels handle serial port > > console. However, AFAIK no distributions actually have their installs set > > up to use the serial port. As you mentioned, though, Solaris supports > > this along with all the BSD's and most other major Unices. > > The Red Hat install kernels include serial console support >
Ahhh, I stand corrected. It *would* be nice to see this as a more visible option for installation for those of us who do not tend to have video cards/monitors on their servers.
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