LILO question

[Tom Jones]

On 12 Mar 2003, Liberty Young wrote:

> 
> 
> Have  a quick question for you all out there:
> 
> Does LILO allow 
> "console=tty1 console=ttyS1,9600n8"
> 
> in order for kernel messages to be put through BOTH the vga device and
> COM2?? Or will it just ignore the last one and only put stuff out
> through vga?
>

This will put the kernel messages through to both destinations.  I just 
setup a box to do this very thing about three weeks ago.  2.4, if you're 
wondering.
 
> I was under the belief that the _kernel_ won't allow use both (in a 2.2
> OR a 2.4 kernel)
> 

Stock RedHat kernel will allow this, your distribution may not.  It's a 
parameter definable at build time.  Check the "Remote Serial Console 
HowTo" for more info: 

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/

TJ

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