======Configuring a serial console====== ===== Boot loader ===== ==== lilo ==== <code> serial=0,9600n8 </code> ==== grub ==== ===== Kernel console ===== Add the following kernel boot parameters in your bootloader <code> console=ttyS0,9600 </code> ===== getty ===== Add the following line in ///etc/inittab// <code> S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 </code> And if you want to be able to log on directly as root in the console, please think to add //ttyS0// in ///etc/securetty//