It's possible that the 'linux' command is the wrong element. Check a directory listing to see what the kernel's name actually is. It's likely to be vmlinuz, for example. On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Tim Pennick wrote: > > While we're on the subject of serial installations, has anyone managed to do > this with Red Hat? I've read th installation stuff, part of which says that > you can just type 'linux console=/dev/ttys0' at the boot prompt, but I didn't > manage to get this working, possibly because I didn't have the right cable. > I've since tried to get my now working Linux system to start listening for a > login on the serial port, but I can't work out what is the correct 'getty' > program to run to get this set up. Red Hat seems to come with 'agetty' but > doesn't have a manual page for this, so I haven't been able to work out how it > works. > > Regards, > > Tim Pennick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp