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- From: cronin@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Fester the Penguin)
- Subject: Using a dumb terminal with Linux
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.044145.11013@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 04:41:45 GMT
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- Since my VGA monitor died recently, I've been looking for a way to
- use a dumb terminal with linux. Thanks to Thomas Ulich and his help,
- I am now able to do just that. Here's how:
-
- vi your /etc/inittab file. Uncomment the line with a /dev/ttys1 in it.
- Make sure you are using the correct baud rate and serial port (ttys0 = port 1).
- To log in as root from the dumb terminal, add ttys1 to your /etc/securetty
- file.
-
- Now. for the plea for help - I've a Regent 20 terminal rather than a VT100
- dumb terminal. I don't have the setup info needed for a regent. Does anyone
- have a termcap file with a Regent 20 entry in it?
-
- Thanks,
- Tom C.
-
- --
- Thomas Cronin | "Extinction is not something to comtenplate;
- cronin@ecn.purdue.edu | rather, it is something to rebel against."
- fester@sonata.cc.purdue.edu | from _The_Fate_of_the_Earth_ by J. Schell
- tcronin@nyx.cs.du.edu | "Trinitrotoluene is an educational toy" - me
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