If one wants to install Debian Linux or use the installation disk to fix a broken system, you can boot the CDROM and have it send its console output to one of your serial ports. I thought I knew the command because it did work on rare occasions but it wasn't reliable. I asked around on the Debian-user discussion list and found a slightly different form of the command than what I had been trying and trying to use. If you want to boot the CDROM and, of course, your system is capable of booting from CDROM, the command to use is: linux console=ttyS0,9600n81 Notice I didn't put /dev/ttyS0. That is because this device is part of the kernel and you don't really need the /dev designation. I tried that command as well as the form it would take for one's second serial port or ttyS1 and it also worked every time so you can file that away in your survival kit for future reference. Last weekend, I corrupted files in /lib and made my system unable to boot at all. That's when you must use a rescue disk if you ever hope to get it back to health again. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list