From: Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...>
>> I used
>> serial=0,9600n8
>> to make it work on ttyS0 (the one called com1 by dos).
> I read this thread like that I can boot Linux boot disks with serial
> console with
> serial=0,9600n8
> input to lilo prompt.
> Is it true?
No. It must go into /etc/lilo.conf, before you install lilo (== before
you invoke the /sbin/lilo command).
This is the lilo.conf I am using:
linear
boot=/dev/hda
delay=30
serial=0,9600n8
image=/zImage
root=/dev/hda1
label=linux
read-only
This should answer Janina's question too.
> I use FreeBSD at home, which gives serial console support built in
> the kernel loader, which can be activated with the input '-h' at the
> kernel boot prompt.
I don't think you can enable serial support at the lilo prompt, you
must do it in advance. With the serial= option it will prompt both at
the keyboard and at the serial port.
/alessandro