Install Debian Squeeze on Alix 2d2 over Serial Console
dear list
I want to install Debian Squeeze on a Alix 2d2 (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm). This little Box only boots from a CF-Card or PXE and can only be managed over a serial interface.
So I installed tfpd-hpa on an other server, downloaded the Debian Netboot from (ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/) and configured the daemon. In "pxelinux.cfg/default" I added the line "serial 0 38400". Now when I started the Alix board and booted it over PXE I came to the menu, where I could choose the normal or the expert installation. No matter which one I choose, I always had the error "Undefined video mode number: 314". Here a copy of the output:
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Loading debian-installer/i386/linux.....
Loading debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz.........ready.
Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ok
Undefined video mode number: 314
Press <ENTER> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue, or wait 30 sec
Mode: Resolution: Type: ER to boot or TAB to edit a menu entry
0 F00 80x25 CGA/MDA/HGC
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It doesn't matter what I do, nothing happens. How can I define that it should use again the serial console and not an other video mode?
Regards Jonas
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Jonas Meier
MSW Informatikdienste
jonas.meier@msw.ch
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