Re: init=/bin/sh and serial devices

["Alistair Lambie" <alambie@wellington.sgi.com>]

On Apr 9,  2:30pm, Alistair Lambie wrote:
> Subject: Re: init=/bin/sh and serial devices
> BTW, if you use the init package it will take care of all this stuff...you
> should be able to just lay it over the top of the root package on your nfs
> disk.
>

You will need to edit inittab for the serial devices...it's set up for the vc's
on a 'headed' Indy.


> Cheers, Alistair
>
> On Apr 9,  2:23pm, Alistair Lambie wrote:
> > Subject: Re: init=/bin/sh and serial devices
> > On Apr 9,  2:12pm, Mike Shaver wrote:
> > > Subject: init=/bin/sh and serial devices
> > > Wierd stuff here.
> > > We've got it mountinng the NFS partition and running /bin/sh, but we
> > > can't type anything to it at that point.
> > > It's kinda weird, because we see the `#' prompt, but stuff I type to
> > > it isn't registering.
> > >
> > > stdin in /dev/cua1, FWIW.
> > >
> >
> > Try 'init=/bin/sh </dev/cua1 >/dev/cua1'.  I seem to remember you need
that.
> > Sorry all this seems to be coming piece meal, but it's been a long time
since
> I
> > have run it up, and you kind of forget some of the details till you are
> > reminded!
> >
> > Cheers, Alistair
> >
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> > Alistair Lambie
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> Alistair Lambie
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