Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 06 Dec 2000 05:09:36 -0800 | From | Vitaly Luban <> | Subject | Re: Serial Console |
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Hi,
Steve Hill wrote:
> I'm building boxes with the console set to /dev/ttyS0. However, I can't > guarantee that there will always be a term plugged into the serial > port. If there is no term on the port, eventually the buffer fills and > any processes that write to the console (i.e. init) block. Is there some > option somewhere to stop this happening (i.e. either ignoring the > flow-control or just allowing the buffer to overflow)? >
Try the following into /etc/inittab
s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 19200 ttyS0 vt100
"-L" here means "ignore flow control", the rest, as you wish.
Hope this helps,
Vitaly.
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