Users Guide

52 Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command LIne Console

Edit the /etc/grub.conf file as follows:

Locate the general setting sections in the file and add the following two new lines:

serial --unit=1 --speed=57600

terminal --timeout=10 serial

Append two options to the kernel line:

kernel ............. console=ttyS1,57600

If the

/etc/grub.conf

contains a

splashimage

directive, comment it out.

Table 3-2 provides a sample /etc/grub.conf file that show the changes described in this procedure.

Table 3-2. Sample File: /etc/grub.conf

# grub.conf generated by anaconda

# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes

# to this file

# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that

# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, e.g.

# root (hd0,0)

# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sdal

# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img

#boot=/dev/sda

default=0

timeout=10

#splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

serial --unit=1 --speed=57600

terminal --timeout=10 serial

title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server (2.4.9-e.3smp)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3smp ro root=/dev/sda1 hda=ide-

scsi console=ttyS0 console=ttyS1,57600

initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3smp.img

title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server-up (2.4.9-e.3)

root (hd0,00)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3 ro root=/dev/sda1 s

initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3.im