[KLUG Members] Serial LILO

[Mike Williams]

I have a linux box that normally has no monitor or keyboard.  Since there's 
a Windows box next to it that does, I've hooked up a null-modem cable 
between the serial ports.  I can't seem to make much use out of it, though. 
I am working on a new kernel and want to use the serial terminal option in 
LILO.  Here's the problem.  When I reboot with the terminal emulation 
running on the Windows box, it seems to be one-way communication.  I see 
the LILO information, and I can watch it boot my default kernel, but I 
can't talk to it.  Serial settings must be right, since I'm seeing that, 
but I can't control it at all.  Could this be a flow control weirdness or 
something?  I've tried both Windows 2000 Hyperterm and Vandyke software's 
CRT without success.  Any brilliant ideas out there?