hi sandeep this i guess is what you are looking for http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/configure-boot-loader-grub.html hope this helps
gaurav ps :server farm yeah i sit in surroundings that look like a farm ...a pig farm to be precise :) whats with the mailserver i sent this mail on saturday With reference to your message with the subject: "Re: [ilugd]: Getting a serial-port to work on a linux box from machine bootup onwards" The local mail transport system has reported the following problems it encountered while trying to deliver your message: ------------------------------------------------------------------- *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] Error connecting to primary server '192.168.50.25'. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Your mail message is being returned to you in the next part of this message. Should you need assistance, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Attachment: Forwarded Message Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 00:48:52 -0700 (PDT) --- Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can anyone point me to a resource from where I can > pick up > concepts/details regarding getting a serial-console > to work which > allows logging in AND allows me to even select the > boot image using > lilo or grub AND lets me even do the needful when > the fsck during boot > drops me to a root shell to manually run fsck. > > The later two steps are the one which are more > important and in all > they are all needed for complete remote management > of Linux boxen. So > Server farm admins should have an idea??? > > While I have got the serial console to work, I have > reached the step > where I can run mingetty on the console port for > allowing logins. But > they all work only after the computer has > successfully booted. For > people who keep changing kernels remotely and > experiment on kernel > patches that is not good enough as it doesn't take > care of boot time > kernel options or boot time fsck problems. > > TIA, > Sandip > > > > > -- > Sandip Bhattacharya > sandipb @ bigfoot.com > http://www.sandipb.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ================================================ To subscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe in subject header To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header Archives are available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org =================================================
