Correct opposing CTS/RTS explanations. Use <quote> in markup. TLDP PDF is now good, so remove instructions for rendering PostScript to PDF. Typo in GRUB configuration.

LDP/howto/docbook/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <title>Remote Serial Console HOWTO</title>
 
-  <pubdate>v2.5 2003-01-20</pubdate>
+  <pubdate>v2.6 2003-03-31</pubdate>
 
   <authorgroup>
    <author>
@@ -29,12 +29,22 @@
 
 
   <revhistory>
+   <revision>
+    <revnumber>2.6</revnumber>
+    <date>2003-03-31</date>
+    <authorinitials>gdt</authorinitials>
+    <revremark>Correct opposing CTS/RTS explanations.  Use
+    &lt;quote&gt; in markup.  TLDP PDF is now good, so remove
+    instructions for rendering PostScript to PDF. Typo in GRUB
+    configuration.</revremark>
+   </revision>
    <revision>
     <revnumber>2.5</revnumber>
     <date>2003-01-20</date>
-    <authorinitials>gdt</authorinitials> <revremark>Only one console
+    <authorinitials>gdt</authorinitials>
-    per technology type. Setting timezone. Use off parameter rather
+    <revremark>Only one console per technology type. Setting
-    than comments in inittab. Cable lengths.</revremark>
+    timezone. Use off parameter rather than comments in inittab. Cable
+    lengths.</revremark>
    </revision>
    <revision>
     <revnumber>2.4</revnumber>
@@ -119,8 +129,8 @@
 
   <epigraph id="intro-skb">
    <para><wordasword>console</wordasword> <abbrev>n.</abbrev> [From
-   latin <foreignphrase>consolatio(n)</foreignphrase> &ldquo;comfort,
+   latin <foreignphrase>consolatio(n)</foreignphrase> <quote>comfort,
-   spiritual solace.&rdquo;] A device for displaying or printing
+   spiritual solace.</quote>] A device for displaying or printing
    condolances or obituaries for the operator.</para>
 
    <para>Stan Kelly-Bootle, <citetitle>The Computer
@@ -335,14 +345,14 @@
 
 
   <section id="intro-word">
-   <title>Alternative meanings of &lsquo;console&rsquo;</title>
+   <title>Alternative meanings of <quote>console</quote></title>
 
-   <para>Some authors use the word &lsquo;console&rsquo; to refer to
+   <para>Some authors use the word <quote>console</quote> to refer to
    the keyboard and monitor that are attached to the system unit.
-   This is described as a &lsquo;physical console&rsquo; by some
+   This is described as a <quote>physical console</quote> by some
    <systemitem class="osname">Linux</systemitem> documentation.  The
    console where system messages appear is described as the
-   &lsquo;logical console&rsquo; by that documentation.</para>
+   <quote>logical console</quote> by that documentation.</para>
 
    <para>As an illustration of the difference, <productname>X
    Windows</productname> should start on the physical console but
@@ -351,10 +361,10 @@
    console.</para>
 
    <para>To avoid confusion this <citetitle>HOWTO</citetitle> uses the
-   word &lsquo;console&rsquo; to describe the place where system
+   word <quote>console</quote> to describe the place where system
    messages are printed.  This <citetitle>HOWTO</citetitle> uses the
-   phrase &ldquo;attached monitor and keyboard&rdquo; rather than the
+   phrase <quote>attached monitor and keyboard</quote> rather than the
-   confusing words &ldquo;physical console&rdquo;.</para>
+   confusing words <quote>physical console</quote>.</para>
 
    <para>These distinctions are also made in the naming of devices.
    The device <filename class="devicefile">/dev/console</filename> is
@@ -364,7 +374,7 @@
    class="devicefile">/dev/tty0</filename>.</para>
 
    <table frame="topbot" colsep="0" rowsep="0" id="intro-word-console">
-    <title>Different ways of referring to the &lsquo;console&rsquo;</title>
+    <title>Different ways of referring to the <quote>console</quote></title>
     <tgroup cols="3">
      <thead>
       <row>
@@ -691,9 +701,9 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
    <citetitle><acronym>ANSI/TIA/EIA-232-F-1997</acronym> Interface
    Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating
    Equipment Employing Serial Data Interchange</citetitle>.  For an
-   explanation of &lsquo;bits per second&rsquo;, &lsquo;start
+   explanation of <quote>bits per second</quote>, <quote>start
-   bits&rsquo;, &lsquo;data bits&rsquo;, &lsquo;parity&rsquo;,
+   bits</quote>, <quote>data bits</quote>, <quote>parity</quote>,
-   &lsquo;stop bits&rsquo; and &lsquo;flow control&rsquo; refer to the
+   <quote>stop bits</quote> and <quote>flow control</quote> refer to the
    <ulink
    url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html"><citetitle>Serial-HOWTO</citetitle></ulink>
    and the <ulink
@@ -1020,7 +1030,7 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
 
    <para>Configure the terminal to match the serial parameters.  The
    data bits, parity bits and stop bits must match.  If a modern
-   &lsquo;smart&rsquo; modem is used then the bit speeds need not
+   <quote>smart</quote> modem is used then the bit speeds need not
    match.  If a dumb modem or a null modem cable is used then the bit
    speeds must match.</para>
 
@@ -1030,9 +1040,9 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
    Your equipment may call
    <acronym>CTS</acronym>/<acronym>RTS</acronym> handshaking or
    <acronym>DTR</acronym>/<acronym>DSR</acronym> handshaking
-   &lsquo;hardware handshaking&rsquo; and may call
+   <quote>hardware handshaking</quote> and may call
    <acronym>XON</acronym>/<acronym>XOFF</acronym> handshaking
-   &lsquo;software handshaking&rsquo;.</para>
+   <quote>software handshaking</quote>.</para>
 
    <para>Set automatic line wrapping on.  This allows all of a long
    console message to be read.</para>
@@ -1090,11 +1100,11 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
 
     <listitem>
      <para>The <acronym>BIOS</acronym> takes the interrupt 0x10
-     &ldquo;video&rdquo; requests used to write to the screen and
+     <quote>video</quote> requests used to write to the screen and
      sends the characters that would have appeared on the screen to
      the serial port.  Characters recieved from the serial port are
      used to supply characters to <acronym>BIOS</acronym> interrupt
-     0x16 &ldquo;read key&rdquo; requests.</para>
+     0x16 <quote>read key</quote> requests.</para>
 
      <para>Any 16-bit application which uses the
      <acronym>BIOS</acronym> functions for outputing text to the
@@ -1146,8 +1156,8 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
     <listitem>
      <para>These <acronym>BIOS</acronym>s use the serial port for
      configuration and the power-on self-test, but do not redirect the
-     interrupt 0x10 &ldquo;video&rdquo; requests interrupt 0x16
+     interrupt 0x10 <quote>video</quote> requests interrupt 0x16
-     &ldquo;read key&rdquo; requests to the serial port.</para>
+     <quote>read key</quote> requests to the serial port.</para>
 
      <para>Some <acronym>BIOS</acronym>s which usually redirect all
      keyboard and video output to the serial port can be configured in
@@ -1261,8 +1271,8 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
   disk.<footnote>
 
     <para>As usual with <productname><acronym>IBM
-    PC/AT</acronym></productname> hardware &ldquo;loads a boot loader
+    PC/AT</acronym></productname> hardware <quote>loads a boot loader
-    from the <acronym>MBR</acronym> of the first hard disk&rdquo; is a
+    from the <acronym>MBR</acronym> of the first hard disk</quote> is a
     simplification.  <acronym>BIOS</acronym> settings permitting, the
     <acronym>MBR</acronym> can be loaded from the first two detected
     hard disks of any controller card containing a
@@ -1343,7 +1353,7 @@ setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none port 0x0 irq 0
    <application>SYSLINUX</application>.  Equivalents to
    <application>LILO</application> exist for other processor
    architectures, their names are usually some play upon
-   &lsquo;LILO&rsquo;.</para>
+   <quote>LILO</quote>.</para>
 
    <para><application>LILO</application> is documented in the
    <citetitle>lilo(8)</citetitle> and
@@ -1736,8 +1746,8 @@ title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-21) single user mode
    linkend="configure-boot-loader-syslinux-flowcontrol">.</para>
 
    <para>The behaviours for a correctly-wired null-modem cable or a
-   correctly configured modem are marked &ldquo;Required for full
+   correctly configured modem are marked <quote>Required for full
-   <acronym>RS-232</acronym> compliance&rdquo; in the table.  The sum
+   <acronym>RS-232</acronym> compliance</quote> in the table.  The sum
    of these values is <literal>0xab3</literal>.</para>
 
    <table frame="topbot" colsep="0" rowsep="0" id="configure-boot-loader-syslinux-flowcontrol">
@@ -1926,7 +1936,7 @@ serial 0 9600</programlisting>
   parameter <literal>console=tty0</literal>.</para>
 
   <para>For computers with both a video card and a serial console in
-  the port marked &lsquo;<acronym>COM1:</acronym>&rsquo; this
+  the port marked <quote><acronym>COM1:</acronym></quote> this
   <citetitle>HOWTO</citetitle> suggests the kernel parameters:</para>
 
   <figure id="configure-kernel-parameters-video">
@@ -2118,7 +2128,7 @@ root (hd0,0)
 default=0
 timeout=10
 password --md5 $1$wwmIq64O$2vofKBDL9vZKeJyaKwIeT.
-serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 -word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
+serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
 terminal --timeout=10 serial console
 title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-21)
   root (hd0,0)
@@ -2416,8 +2426,8 @@ CON9600# B9600 CS8 -PARENB -ISTRIP CRTSCTS HUPCL # B9600 SANE CS8 -PARENB -ISTRI
   <section id="getty-agetty">
    <title><productname>agetty</productname></title>
 
-   <para><application>agetty</application> is an &ldquo;alternative
+   <para><application>agetty</application> is an <quote>alternative
-   getty&rdquo;.  It takes all of its parameters on the command line,
+   getty</quote>.  It takes all of its parameters on the command line,
    with no use of <filename>/etc/gettydefs</filename> or any other
    configuration file.  <application>agetty</application> is
    documented in the manual page
@@ -3315,7 +3325,7 @@ isig icanon -iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
   unauthorized people.</para>
 
   <para>The resurgence of the <acronym>BBS</acronym>-era technique of
-  &lsquo;war dialling&rsquo; is described in @Stake's <ulink
+  <quote>war dialling</quote> is described in @Stake's <ulink
   url="http://www.atstake.com/research/reports/acrobat/wardialling_brief.pdf"><citetitle>Wardialling
   Brief</citetitle></ulink> and reported upon by <citetitle>The
   Register</citetitle>, see an extract in <xref
@@ -3340,11 +3350,11 @@ isig icanon -iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
     numbers associated with corporate modems through testing each
     extension of a corporate phone system in turn.</para>
 
-    <para>&ldquo;Intrusion detection systems are no real deterrent for
+    <para><quote>Intrusion detection systems are no real deterrent for
-    me because I get in through the back door,&rdquo; he
+    me because I get in through the back door,</quote> he
-    said. &ldquo;Many networks are constructed like Baked Alaska
+    said. <quote>Many networks are constructed like Baked Alaska
     &mdash; crunchy on the outside and soft in the
-    middle.&rdquo;</para>
+    middle.</quote></para>
 
     <para>KP often takes advantage of weak or default passwords to
     break into networks&hellip;</para>
@@ -3359,16 +3369,16 @@ isig icanon -iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
     confidential information over the phone), against telco
     suppliers.</para>
 
-    <para>&ldquo;Hackers don't like talking to people - remember we're
+    <para><quote>Hackers don't like talking to people - remember we're
-    socially inadequate,&rdquo; he joked.</para>
+    socially inadequate,</quote> he joked.</para>
 
     <para>In response to customer demand, security testing specialists
     NTA Monitor this week launched a service to test against war
     dialling vulnerability.</para>
 
-    <para>&ldquo;This isn't particularly sexy,&rdquo; said NTA
+    <para><quote>This isn't particularly sexy,</quote> said NTA
-    Monitor's technical director Roy Hills. &ldquo;But we're seeing
+    Monitor's technical director Roy Hills. <quote>But we're seeing
-    high demand for this low-tech service.&rdquo;</para>
+    high demand for this low-tech service.</quote></para>
 
     <para>The issue of war dialling and insecure modem connections was
     highlighted last month when BT inadvertently published the private
@@ -3409,8 +3419,8 @@ John Leyden, <ulink url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/25044.html"><ci
 
    <para>Guessing a user's password is only slightly less severe, as a
    hacker can obtain <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
-   access simply by waiting.  The hacker waits for a &lsquo;local
+   access simply by waiting.  The hacker waits for a <quote>local
-   exploit&rsquo; for a flaw in the operating system to appear and
+   exploit</quote> for a flaw in the operating system to appear and
    uses that exploit before the machine is patched.</para>
 
    <para>Severely limit the number of users on the machine.  Ensure
@@ -3495,7 +3505,7 @@ John Leyden, <ulink url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/25044.html"><ci
    <para>Unfortunately, if the modem sees <literal>+++</literal>
    during a call it may revert to command mode.  The modem can then be
    configured by the caller.  For example, the modem could be set to
-   permit incoming calls only from the number &lsquo;0&rsquo;, this
+   permit incoming calls only from the number <quote>0</quote>, this
    would deny the system administrators access to the modem.</para>
 
    <para>The attention command can be removed using <command>AT
@@ -3509,7 +3519,7 @@ John Leyden, <ulink url="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/25044.html"><ci
    could disable the modem.</para>
 
    <para>The best solution is to select a modem that has a
-   &lsquo;dumb&rsquo; or &ldquo;select profile&rdquo;
+   <quote>dumb</quote> or <quote>select profile</quote>
    <acronym>DIP</acronym> switch or jumper.  These switches disable
    command mode and load the modem's saved configuration when they
    start.</para>
@@ -3765,7 +3775,7 @@ endif
    <para>Many telephone services or <acronym>PBX</acronym> lines can
    be set to allow only incoming calls.  This is useful as it prevents
    misuse of the modem should the computer be compromised.  A
-   &lsquo;demon dialler&rsquo; can call many numbers seeking an
+   <quote>demon dialler</quote> can call many numbers seeking an
    answering modem and the cost of these calls can be
    significant.</para>
 
@@ -3776,16 +3786,16 @@ endif
    <title><acronym>BIOS</acronym> features</title>
 
    <para>Most <acronym>BIOS</acronym>s can be configured with a
-   &lsquo;configuration password&rsquo;.  This should set and tested.
+   <quote>configuration password</quote>.  This should set and tested.
    Some motherboards will require a jumper to be set to allow the
    password to take effect.  Some <acronym>BIOS</acronym>s have
-   well-known &lsquo;master passwords&rsquo;, use a search engine to
+   well-known <quote>master passwords</quote>, use a search engine to
    ensure that your <acronym>BIOS</acronym> is not one of these.  The
    password should not be the same as the boot loader or <systemitem
    class="username">root</systemitem> passwords.</para>
 
    <para>The <acronym>BIOS</acronym> configuration will have a
-   &lsquo;boot order&rsquo; setting.  It should be set to boot from
+   <quote>boot order</quote> setting.  It should be set to boot from
    the hard disk before any other media.  This prevents someone
    inserting a rescue diskette, booting the machine, and gaining
    access to the filesystems as <systemitem
@@ -3817,7 +3827,7 @@ endif
    <title>Non-interactive boot sequence</title>
 
    <para><productname>Red Hat Linux</productname> has an
-   &lsquo;interactive boot&rsquo; option that can be used to prevent
+   <quote>interactive boot</quote> option that can be used to prevent
    services from being started.  This may not be pleasant if the
    purpose of the machine is web serving and the
    <acronym>HTTP</acronym> daemon is interactively prevented from
@@ -3837,7 +3847,7 @@ PROMPT=no</programlisting>
   <section id="security-sysrq">
    <title>Magic <keycap>SysRq</keycap> key</title>
 
-   <para>The &lsquo;magic <keycap>SysRq</keycap> key&rsquo; is a key
+   <para>The <quote>magic <keycap>SysRq</keycap> key</quote> is a key
    sequence that allows some basic commands to be passed directly to
    the kernel.  Kernel software developers use this interface to debug
    their software.  Under most circumstances it can also be used to
@@ -3851,8 +3861,8 @@ PROMPT=no</programlisting>
    must be in an area with access limited to trusted people.</para>
 
    <para>The serial console uses the <acronym>RS-232</acronym> break
-   function as the &lsquo;magic <keycap>SysRq</keycap> key&rsquo;.  A
+   function as the <quote>magic <keycap>SysRq</keycap> key</quote>.  A
-   &lsquo;break&rsquo; is a period of no transmission on the serial
+   <quote>break</quote> is a period of no transmission on the serial
    line, on traditional terminals it is activated by pressing a key
    labeled <keycap>Break</keycap>.</para>
 
@@ -4378,7 +4388,7 @@ serial_echo_outb(0x0c, UART_DLL);</programlisting>
    <para>The <acronym>RS-232</acronym> standard allows for, but does
    not specify, the interconnection of two computers without
    intervening modems.  A special cable is required, called a
-   &lsquo;null modem&rsquo; cable.</para>
+   <quote>null modem</quote> cable.</para>
 
    <para>The wiring within the null modem cable depends upon the
    handshaking and control signals that are needed.  Differing
@@ -4579,10 +4589,10 @@ Transmit data ---------------------- Receive data</programlisting>
    <citetitle><acronym>ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A</acronym></citetitle>
    unshielded twisted pair category 5 cable has a maximum capacitiance
    of 55<acronym>pF</acronym> per metre, so this popular
-   &ldquo;<acronym>UTP</acronym> cat 5&rdquo; cable can be safely
+   <quote><acronym>UTP</acronym> cat 5</quote> cable can be safely
    driven up to 45m.  Beyond that you should check the cable
-   manufacturers specifications for the actual &ldquo;shunt
+   manufacturers specifications for the actual <quote>shunt
-   capacitance&rdquo; (a common figure is 47.5
+   capacitance</quote> (a common figure is 47.5
    <acronym>pF/m</acronym>, giving a maximum cable length of about
    50<acronym>m</acronym>).  However long runs of unshielded cable
    will pick up noise easily, as the <acronym>RS-232</acronym> signals
@@ -4853,9 +4863,9 @@ Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys</screen>
 
    <para>Whilst the user is logged in and data is flowing, Clear to
    Send and Ready to Send are used between the modem and the computer
-   to prevent data being sent too soon.  The computer lowers Clear to
+   to prevent data being sent too soon.  The computer lowers Ready to
    Send when it is too busy to receive a character.  The modem lowers
-   Ready to Send when it is too busy to receive a character.</para>
+   Clear to Send when it is too busy to receive a character.</para>
 
    <para>When the user hangs up, Data Carrier Detect falls and the
    hang up signal is sent to all processes associated with the dial in
@@ -5001,7 +5011,7 @@ Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
      <screen format="linespecific"><computeroutput>CONNECT 9600</computeroutput></screen>
     </informalfigure>
 
-    <para>The modem has a &lsquo;quiet mode&rsquo; that disables these
+    <para>The modem has a <quote>quiet mode</quote> that disables these
     messages.</para>
 
     <para>The <acronym>AT</acronym> command is
@@ -5188,7 +5198,7 @@ OK
    wonder if the hardware duplication of an external modem is
    necessary.</para>
 
-   <para>A &lsquo;WinModem&rsquo; incorporates the
+   <para>A <quote>WinModem</quote> incorporates the
    <acronym>CPU</acronym> and <acronym>DSP</acronym> of the modem into
    the slightly-enhanced fabric of a <acronym>PC</acronym>.  They are
    called "WinModems" because they originally only shipped with
@@ -5200,7 +5210,7 @@ OK
    versions of these drivers where available.  Some manufacturers now
    provide <systemitem class="osname">Linux</systemitem> versions of
    their device drivers as well, these modems are jokingly called
-   &lsquo;LinModems&rsquo;.</para>
+   <quote>LinModems</quote>.</para>
 
    <para>It is probably possible to use a LinModem as a <systemitem
    class="osname">Linux</systemitem> console.  At the most this would
@@ -5677,7 +5687,7 @@ KLOGD_OPTIONS="-2 -c 1"</programlisting>
    <para><command>cat</command> is available on every
    <acronym>UNIX</acronym>-like system.  It copies the data received
    from the keyboard to a file.  Minicom and other terminal emulators
-   have an &lsquo;<acronym>ASCII</acronym> upload&rsquo; facility that
+   have an <quote><acronym>ASCII</acronym> upload</quote> facility that
    will send a file up the serial link as though it had been
    typed.</para>
 
@@ -5924,7 +5934,7 @@ Bytes Sent:   3072/  10000   BPS:2185     ETA 00:09</guilabel>
     <listitem>
      <para>Someone can insert a floppy disk before the upgrade and
      remove it afterwards.  Most co-location sites will provide this
-     level of &lsquo;board-swap&rsquo; technical support.</para>
+     level of <quote>board-swap</quote> technical support.</para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
@@ -5953,7 +5963,7 @@ Bytes Sent:   3072/  10000   BPS:2185     ETA 00:09</guilabel>
 
    <para>Refer to your vendor's documentation to set the
    <acronym>BIOS</acronym> to use the serial port.  Some vendors call
-   this feature &lsquo;console redirection&rsquo;.  Unfortunately, the
+   this feature <quote>console redirection</quote>.  Unfortunately, the
    meaning of this term varies by vendor.  Some vendors use it to mean
    the redirection of the <acronym>VGA</acronym> output and keyboard
    to a remote <acronym>PC</acronym> using a proprietary serial
@@ -5962,12 +5972,12 @@ Bytes Sent:   3072/  10000   BPS:2185     ETA 00:09</guilabel>
    <acronym>BIOS</acronym> can be instructed to disable the serial
    redirection after booting.</para>
 
-   <para>As an example of the confusion, Dell uses &lsquo;console
+   <para>As an example of the confusion, Dell uses <quote>console
-   redirection&rsquo; when describing the <productname>Dell
+   redirection</quote> when describing the <productname>Dell
    2400</productname> and the <productname>Dell 2450</productname>.
    The <productname>Dell 2450</productname> <acronym>BIOS</acronym>
    can be configured from the serial port.  The <productname>Dell
-   2400</productname>'s &lsquo;console redirection&rsquo; is
+   2400</productname>'s <quote>console redirection</quote> is
    additional hardware that remotely replicates the computer's
    <acronym>VGA</acronym> monitor and keyboard.</para>
 
@@ -6389,21 +6399,21 @@ nameserver 172.16.1.1</computeroutput></screen>
      <calloutlist>
       <callout arearefs="rhl-ifconfig-ifconfig-ipaddr">
        <para>The value of <literal>inet addr</literal> is the
-       &lsquo;IP address&rsquo;.  Our example shows
+       <quote>IP address</quote>.  Our example shows
        <literal>10.1.2.3</literal>.  The value of
-       <literal>Mask</literal> is the &lsquo;Netmask&rsquo;.  Our
+       <literal>Mask</literal> is the <quote>Netmask</quote>.  Our
        example shows <literal>255.255.255.0</literal>.</para>
       </callout>
       <callout arearefs="rhl-ifconfig-ifconfig-router">
        <para>The value in the Gateway column for Destination
-       <literal>0.0.0.0</literal> is the &lsquo;Default
+       <literal>0.0.0.0</literal> is the <quote>Default
-       gateway&rsquo;.  Our example shows
+       gateway</quote>.  Our example shows
        <literal>10.1.2.254</literal>.</para>
       </callout>
       <callout arearefs="rhl-ifconfig-ifconfig-dns">
        <para>The value of the first listed
-       <literal>nameserver</literal> is the &lsquo;Primary
+       <literal>nameserver</literal> is the <quote>Primary
-       nameserver&rsquo;.  Our example shows
+       nameserver</quote>.  Our example shows
        <literal>10.255.1.1</literal>.</para>
       </callout>
      </calloutlist>
@@ -6980,8 +6990,8 @@ EOF
    servers in the past.  Each modem would be connected to a terminal
    server port and incoming users would be permitted to send
    <acronym>IP</acronym> packets anywhere, not just to some predefined
-   minicomputer.  Manufacturers renamed the equipment to &lsquo;access
+   minicomputer.  Manufacturers renamed the equipment to <quote>access
-   servers&rsquo; or &lsquo;modem servers&rsquo; to reflect this new
+   servers</quote> or <quote>modem servers</quote> to reflect this new
    use.</para>
 
    <para>These access servers have been superseded by a new generation
@@ -7004,8 +7014,8 @@ EOF
    third-party maintenance supplier.</para>
 
    <para>Many older terminal servers are no longer sold or supported
-   by their vendors.  Search the vendor's web site for &ldquo;end of
+   by their vendors.  Search the vendor's web site for <quote>end of
-   life&rdquo;.</para>
+   life</quote>.</para>
 
    <para>Vendor support can be a particular issue when the
    most-recently available software does not fit within the
@@ -7403,7 +7413,7 @@ alias char-major-10-144 nvram
     <listitem>
      <para>Be clear in the documentation about what serial servies the
      BIOS provides.  Some <acronym>BIOS</acronym>s with a
-     &lsquo;serial redirection&rsquo; feature don't allow the
+     <quote>serial redirection</quote> feature don't allow the
      <acronym>BIOS</acronym> to be redirected to a plain text
      terminal, but instead use a proprietary protocol.  This isn't of
      much use to <systemitem class="osname">Linux</systemitem> serial
@@ -7572,7 +7582,7 @@ alias char-major-10-144 nvram
     </varlistentry>
 
     <varlistentry>
-     <term>Thomas Lunde and Gabor Kiss</term>
+     <term>Thomas Lunde, Gabor Kiss and Carlo Belon</term>
      <listitem>
       <para>Noticed errors of grammar and typography.</para>
      </listitem>
@@ -7651,6 +7661,14 @@ alias char-major-10-144 nvram
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term>Yasuhiro Suzuki</term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>Noticed inconsistent descrtiptions of Clear to Send and
+      Ready to Send.</para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
    </variablelist>
 
   </section> <!-- about-credits -->
@@ -7702,28 +7720,7 @@ alias char-major-10-144 nvram
   generated from the DocBook source by the Linux Documentation
   Project.</para>
 
-  <para>It appears that some character entities such as quotes
+ </colophon> <!-- colophon -->
-  (&lsquo;&rsquo; &ldquo;&rdquo;) and ellipses (&hellip;), appear as
-  ampersands (&amp;) in the
-  <productname><acronym>PDF</acronym></productname> generated by the
-  Linux Documentation Project.  In this case you may wish to download
-  the <ulink
-  url="http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/ps/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.ps.gz"><productname>PostScript</productname>
-  file</ulink> and use <ulink
-  url="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/"><application>GhostScript</application></ulink>
-  to convert the <productname>PostScript</productname> file to
-  <productname><acronym>PDF</acronym></productname> with the
-  command:</para>
-
-<screen format="linespecific" linenumbering="unnumbered">
-<prompt>bash$</prompt> <userinput>gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dSAFER \
--dNOPLATFONTS -dMaxSubsetPct=100  -dSubsetFonts=true -dEmbedAllFonts=true \
--sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.2 \
--sOutputFile=Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.pdf \
--c .setpdfwrite -f Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.ps</userinput>
-</screen>
-
- </colophon>
 
 </book> <!-- Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO -->
 
@@ -7733,13 +7730,10 @@ mkdir cvs
 cd cvs
 export CVSROOT=:pserver:USERID@cvs.tldp.org:/cvsroot
 cvs -d $CVSROOT login
-mkdir -p LDP/howto/docbook
+cvs get LDP/howto/docbook/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml
-cd LDP/howto/docbook
-cvs get Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml
 
 # Update HOWTO, by copying local updated copy over CVS original copy
-cd cvs/LDP/howto/docbook
+cd LDP/howto/docbook
-export CVSROOT=:pserver:USERID@cvs.tldp.org:/cvsroot
 cvs update Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml
 cp ~/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml
 cvs ci -m 'COMMENT' Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO.sgml