Fwd: [iPAQ] Getty on Serial port

This looks useful... In case it got missed in the traffic...
                        - Jim

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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
jg@pa.dec.com

attached mail follows:

When using devices connected to the serial port that do not
what a login prompt. I have found the following useful:

edit /etc/initab to replace:

  T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttySA0 115200 vt100
with:
  T0:23:once:/sbin/getty -L ttySA0 115200 vt100
or:
  #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttySA0 115200 vt100

Which either runs the getty once after booting, or not at all.

I then editted the /etc/X11/blackdown/blackdown-menu file to add the line:

                [exec] (Serial GETTY) {/sbin/getty -L ttySA0 115200 vt100}

to the Utilities menu. This allows starting a login getty from X. The
getty quits when you logout.

-Ken

  
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Received on Thu May 17 07:24:42 2001