IBM 3550 Type 7978 User Manual page 78

Modified /boot/grub/grub.conf contents
#grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda6
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=10
# splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.9-e.12smp) SOL Monitor
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=ttyS0,19200 console=tty1
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-e.12smp) SOL Interactive
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES-up (2.4.9-e.12)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12 ro root=/dev/hda6
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12.img
You must restart the Linux operating system after you complete these procedures
for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL.
SUSE SLES 8.0 configuration:
Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise
Complete the following steps to configure the general Linux parameters for SOL
operation when using the SLES 8.0 operating system.
Note: Hardware flow control prevents character loss during communication over a
1. Add the following line to the end of the # getty-programs for the normal
2. Add the following line after the tty6 line at the bottom of the /etc/securetty file to
3. Complete the following steps to modify the /boot/grub/menu.lst file:
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Server (SLES) 8.0. The file names, structures, and commands might be
different for other versions of SUSE LINUX.
serial connection. You must enable it when using a Linux operating system.
runlevels section of the /etc/inittab file. This enables hardware flow control and
enables users to log in through the SOL console.
7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS0 19200 vt102
enable a user to log in as the root user through the SOL console:
ttyS0