[plug] laptop screen/keyboard/mouse 2 control the server?

Craig Ringer craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Wed Jun 23 14:38:26 WST 2004


Cameron Patrick wrote:
> Craig Ringer wrote:
> 
> | only have a basic board you'll only be able to use the serial console 
> | once Linux boots. You'd need to boot your server with 
> | 'console=/dev/ttyS0' then use a program like 'minicom' on the laptop. 
> 
> I believe Grub and Lilo will work over a serial port too, if they're
> set up correctly, which would make kernel upgrades marginally less
> scary.

Good point, I'd forgotten about that. Thanks.

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Craig Ringer




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