Re: serial console install issues

[Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz>]

On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Geert Stappers, le dim. 11 avril 2021 10:55:28 +0200, a ecrit:
> > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:51:57AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >   a serial port and no video hardware.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > On how to prevent that more people solve a solved problem
> > > was a websearch done
> > > 
> > >   https://duckduckgo.com/q=debian+installer+serial+line
> > > 
> > > One of the first hits is
> > > 
> > >   https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/ch05s03.en.html
> > > 
> > > which has a section called 'Boot console'.
> > > 
> >
> > `git clone https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/installation-guide.git` 
> > plus `git grep ttyS0` did bring me not
> > the filename for "ch05s03.en.html" 
> >
> > Where to find it?
>
> $ git grep -i "Boot console" .
> en/boot-installer/parameters.xml:  <title>Boot console</title>
> po/[...]
>
> That's very most probably it.

I think so, yes. But my problems started earlier than booting linux, at 
the SysLinux menu. Perhaps what's needed is more of an appendix for 
dealing with serial consoles?

Anyway, I'll try to be more helpful tomorrow :-)

Cheers,
Richard