Re: It's possible to install Debian 5.0 using serial console?

[Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir@cohens.org.il>]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 09:04:26AM -0400, Celejar wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:31:30 -0700 (PDT)
> my mail <amfpg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > hi all
> > 
> > I want install Debian 5.0, it possible to install Debian using serial console just like another os freebsd?
> > 
> > if possible how to do it, thanks 
> 
> Never done this, YMMV, these references are old, etc.
> 
> http://www.patoche.org/LTT/install/00000103.html
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/221

Hmm.... I recently ran a (PXE) serial console isntallation on an Alix
board of mine, and had no problem whatsoever .

Just make sure to pass the extra parameter:

  console=ttyS0,9600n8

to the installer (well, I actually used there 115200 rather than 9600)

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