gistfile1.txt

# Serial console for both OS and GRUB

echo "sx:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS1 vt100" >> /etc/inittab
cd /boot/grub
mv grub.conf grub.conf.orig
cat <<EOF >grub.conf
serial --unit=1 --speed=9600 
terminal --timeout=10 serial console
default=0
timeout=5
EOF
perl -e 'undef $/;$a=<>;$a =~ /^(title.*)/sm; $b=$1; $b =~ s/rhgb quiet/console=ttyS1,9600/g; print "$b\n";' < grub.conf.orig >>grub.conf
echo "ttyS0" >> /etc/securetty
echo "ttyS1" >> /etc/securetty