While the title of this entry is just a play on words, this is really about serial consoles:

Since Ubuntu 9.10 has moved to upstart, there's no /etc/inittab any more:

$ grep -v ^\# /etc/init/ttyS0.conf
start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]
respawn
exec /sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt102

$ sudo start ttyS0

For Solaris10, we'd do:

$ pfexec eeprom console=ttya ttya-mode="115200,8,n,1,-"
$ egrep '^console:' /etc/ttydefs
console:115200 hupcl opost onlcr:115200::console

$ pfexec svcadm restart console-login

Be sure to set your terminal to the right baudrate. For a v40z, login to the service processor and do:

> platform set console --noprune --speed 115200
> platform get console
Rear Panel Console Redirection Speed  Pruning Log Trigger
SP Console Enabled             115200 No      244 KB