Dell IDRAC6 User Manual page 104

7 Press <e> and set the Bps/Par/Bits option to 57600 8N1.
8 Press <f> and set Hardware Flow Control to Yes and set Software Flow
Control to No.
9 To exit the Serial Port Setup menu, press <Enter>.
10 Select Modem and Dialing and press <Enter>.
11 In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press <Backspace>
to clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are blank.
12 Press <Enter> to save each blank value.
13 When all specified fields are clear, press <Enter> to exit the Modem
Dialing and Parameter Setup menu.
14 Select Save setup as config_name and press <Enter>.
15 Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
16 At the command shell prompt, type minicom <Minicom config
file name>.
17 To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.
18 Press <Ctrl+a>, <z>, <x> to exit Minicom.
NOTE:
If you are using Minicom for serial text Virtual Console to configure the
managed system BIOS, it is recommended to turn on color in Minicom. To turn on
color, type the following command:
Ensure that the Minicom window displays a command prompt. When the
command prompt is displayed, your connection is successful and you are
ready to connect to the managed system console using the connect serial
command.
Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Use Table 5-6 to configure any version of Minicom.
Table 5-6. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Setting Description
Bps/Par/Bits
Hardware flow control
Software flow control
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Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration
minicom -c on
Required Setting
57600 8N1
Yes
No