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To: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@cs.sunyit.edu>
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Subject: Re: help with serial boot? 
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From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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> sending data over via "cat somefile > /dev/ttyd1" works as well as in the
> opposite direction, but i was unable to decypher the commands to the 
> "boot:"
> prompt enough for me to get the boot to come across the serial line...

Specify '-h' at the boot: prompt, and set the flags for the serial port 
you want to be the console according to the 'sio' manpage.

mike