1. Edit /etc/inittab There is probably some commented lines not unlike this one:
# Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) # T0:3:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 38400 vt320 3 is the initlevel (it will only be activated in initlevel 3) -L is for local (no carrier detect) serial terminals ttyS0 is the port to use 38400 the speed vt320 the termcap to use See man getty, man init 2. reload inittab init Q and/or telinit 3 or whatever initlevel you did choose to use in inittab. Hans Ekbrand