On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:22:30 -0500 (CDT) "Kevin R. Bullock" <kbullock at ringworld.org> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Brian wrote: > > > Yup, gracias. For some reason, the index on linuxdocs.org does not have > > this HOWTO listed, and the index on linuxdoc.org does. Time for me to > > stop using linuxdocs.org I guess. And what's up with the banner ads on > > linuxdocs? > > I've never seen linuxdocs.org before... it's not even registered to the > same person as linuxdoc.org. http://www.linuxdoc.org/ is the official > web site of the LDP. Use it instead. I was thinking about setting up a serial console, and I noticed something that seems to be missing from the HOW-TO. The HOW-TO neglects to mention anything about the kernel configuration option "Character Devices > Support for Console on Serial Port". I assume this option needs to be included to allow a serial console, but the HOW-TO ignores it. Here is a clip from /usr/src/linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt: To use a serial port as console you need to compile the support into your kernel - by default it is not compiled in. For PC style serial ports it's the config option next to "Standard/generic (dumb) serial support". You must compile serial support into the kernel and not as a module. Is this Yet Another Sloppy HOW-TO? -.bill.layer.- -.those who are talking don't know, and those who know aren't talking.- -.frogtown.- -.minnesota.- -.u.s.a.-