Those who need to do a serial install of Linux or to fix a broken system by serial console can use the rescue mode of the latest Debian 5 CDROM. Here's the short version of how: Connect a keyboard to the system you are working on. Boot the CD. Listen for a long beep or if none, for the disk to stop. Type a lower-case h and then Enter. The disk will whirr some more and stop at which point you type: rescue console=ttyS0 It defaults to 9600n81 When your Braille display or terminal system begins to talk, the rest of the typing must be done on that keyboard. You can, of course, set different baud rates by adding them to the console definition as in console=ttyS1,2400e72 After that, you should be in control and be receiving prompts as to what to do next. It will let you run a root shell so you can finish destroying your system to your heart's content. Hopefully not. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list