Listing 3. lilo.conf with Serial Console Support serial=0,9600n8 boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=50 message=/boot/message linear default=Linux image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 label=2.4.20-8 read-only initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img append="root=LABEL=/ console=ttyS0,9600n8"