Bug#309223: [i386] serial console boot not possible ...
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20050515 / from people.d.o/~joeyh/...
uname -a: n/a
Date: 20050515
Method: hd-image
Machine: LV-667 Motherboard, http://www.commell.com.tw/Product/SBC/LV-667.HTM
Processor: VIA Nehemiah
Memory: 512GB
Root Device: n/a
Root Size/partition table: n/a
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
I took the images from
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/hd-media/ (but had the
same problems with some RC2 cd image that I already had burned from a
previous installation).
The basic problem is: The LV-667 has a serial console for the bios (yes,
real serial via ttyS0), and as soon as the cd starts to boot, the
vga-card is used and no longer the serial console. So it is not possible
to install the box only via serial console, but one is required to plug
some keyboard in for hitting enter for the next stage. Of course, it is
possible to tell the next stage to use serial console, but that's too
late already for serial-only install.
(As comparison, the ppc install on the pegasos I did some time ago
worked fully on the serial console.)
(Of course, using a keyboard on monitor, the system installed just fine.)
Cheers,
Andi
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