by Hank Kingsle » Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:03:36
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by Mark Tayl » Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:28:23
You will have to configure a getty to listen to a serial port. Find theQuote:>How do I configure my Redhat 7.1 server (running on PC hardware with 2x
>9pin serial ports) to allow me to plug a WYSE terminal into one of it's
>serial ports and login from there. As u can gather i'm running the box
>headless. If i plug the terminal into the ports I get no change on the
>screen.
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It's as simple as adding a line in inittab and restarting network services.
The line will be similar to:
S0:35:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D ttyS0
Depending on your needs and distribution.
Mark
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by Hank Kingsle » Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:24:15
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux
serial=0,9600n8
image=/boot/bzImage-2.4.3-12
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda1
append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"
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> >How do I configure my Redhat 7.1 server (running on PC hardware with 2x
> >9pin serial ports) to allow me to plug a WYSE terminal into one of it's
> >serial ports and login from there. As u can gather i'm running the box
> >headless. If i plug the terminal into the ports I get no change on the
> >screen.
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> You will have to configure a getty to listen to a serial port. Find the
> getty howtos.
> It's as simple as adding a line in inittab and restarting network
services.
> The line will be similar to:
> S0:35:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D ttyS0
> Depending on your needs and distribution.
> Mark
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1. FS: Used Wyse WY-150 VT100 terminals (cheap)
I have a few used Wyse Wy-150 terminals that I'd like to sell. These
have all been tested as terminals to a RedHat 5.0 Linux server.
All INCLUDE a Wyse PC enhanced 102-key keyboard ($100 value)
All screens are Amber and do NOT have burned in images. Some do have
black inventory numbers numbers on the casing.
These terminals w/ keyboards sell for ~$400 New and $200+ Used - See
http://asiweb.com/terminals/Wyse/pricing-refurb.htm
http://www.csn.net/~fmills/wysterm0.htm
http://www.rcubed.com/refurb.htm
Specs: View more details at
http://www.wyse.com/terminal/specs/150spec.htm
Personalities: ASCII: Wyse WY-150/120,WY-150+/120+, WY-.50,
WY-50+, ADDS Viewpoint A2, TeleVideo TVI-925/
910+; ANSI: DEC
VT-220, VT-100, VT-52; PC terminal
Resolution: Up to 1188 x 416 pixels
User: Variable-speed smooth/jump scroll, status line, key click, screen
saver
Main: RS-232 serial, female DB-25 connector; up to 38.4 Kbaud
Aux: RS-232 serial, DB-9 connector, up to 38.4 Kbaud
No parallel port
In order to sell them fast, I'm selling them for $50 plus
shipping(typically $15-25).
3. Headless server, using serial port, connecting to BIOS?
5. Redhat 7.1 - Using an ADDS serial terminal as console during boot
7. connecting to port 80 on a redhat 7.1 machine
8. pppd
9. FS: WYSE VT100 terminals $50
11. Redhat 7.1 workstation connecting to RedHat 6.2 server
12. Connecting a terminal to a COM serial port
13. need terminal emulator for "com port" for redhat 5.2