Add the following to file /etc/inittab: [FONT="Courier New"]s0:123:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS0[/FONT]
Add the following to file /etc/securetty:
[FONT="Courier New"]ttyS0[/FONT]
Create the file /etc/serial.conf and add the following:
[FONT="Courier New"]ttyS0[/FONT]
Change the mount for /boot to read-write:
[FONT="Courier New"]mount -o remount,rw /boot[/FONT]
Uncomment the following from /boot/grub/menu.lst and menu.lst-default:
[FONT="Courier New"]serial --unit=0 --speed=38400[/FONT]
[FONT="Courier New"]terminal --timeout=0 serial[/FONT]
and append the following to the first kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst and menu.lst-default:
[FONT="Courier New"]console=ttyS0,38400[/FONT]
You can change the speed or serial device as required.