FreeBSD Serial Console Example
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- Confirm FreeBSD kernel (/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/) has the serial port enabled:
device sio0 at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4
- Edit /etc/ttys and find the line that looks similiar to:
ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure
and change it to:
ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure
- Save the file and run kill -HUP 1
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Linux Serial Console Example
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- First let us see Lilo bootup routine by editing /etc/lilo.conf and adding:
serial=0,9600n8
to the globals (top) section. Then add:
append="console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0"
to the individual kernel image sections.
- Don't forget to run lilo after saving the changes.
- Edit /etc/inittab and look for the line:
# Run gettys in standard runlevels
and add in this line:
S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 DT9600 vt100
- Save and run init q
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