[Linux-Discussion] Re: Serial terminal on ttyS1
- From: bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:33:40 -0700
Hmmm,
You want to log onto your computer using your laptop? Do you mean on the
internet? Are you online? You can't just telnet from
your laptop?
What operating systems do you have on your laptop?
Robert
"Brian L. Johnson" wrote:
> Does anyone know how to set up a serial terminal using getty? I'm trying
> to get set up so that I can use my laptop to log into my desktop....
>
> I am using ttyS1 on the desktop, and ttyS0 on the laptop, and nothing I
> do seems to get me anything more than random characters on the line...
>
> # Run gettys in standard runlevels
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
> 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
> 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
> 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
> 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
> 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
> 7:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty7
> 8:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty8
> 9:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -h ttyS1 DT19200
>
> And this is the relevant line from /etc/gettydefs:
>
> # 19200 fixed baud Dumb Terminal entry
> DT19200# B19200 CS8 CLOCAL # B19200 SANE -ISTRIP CLOCAL #@S login: #DT19200
>
> On the laptop, I am running tomsrtbt installed to HD, with a term
> program called miterm. And I do have serial terminal support compiled
> into my kernel (desktop).
>
> Any advice appreciated,
> -=Brian L. Johnson, www.blj8.com=-
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