I am trying to setup a system that can use either the regular keyboard/monitor for console or the serial port. The system needs to boot unattended and it needs to make the right choice as to serial or normal console. I can get the console to be one of the other with various console=xxxx lines. However there doesn't seem to be anything like autodetection. i.e. if the keyboard is plugged in use that, else use the serial port. Also is it possible for /dev/console (not just kernel messages) to go to both at once? That includes input as well. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/