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Re: headless installation with serial console



On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 10:08:07AM +0100, Peter Ruser wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> when trying to install Potato on a PC (Intel ISP1100) with just a serial
> console (minicom for terminal emulation), the output to the console
> stops right after the kernel is loaded:
>   Loading Linux..................
> There is no graphic-card, keyboard or mouse connected to the pc.
> 
> I tried to use parameters like
>   console=/dev/ttyS00
>   serial=0,19200n8
> without success.

Try "console=ttyS0" as a parameter to your kernel. You mustn't give
the whole "userspace path" to the device;)

MfG, JBG

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