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



Tzafrir Cohen wrote:

> 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

the command line is for pxe - at least the one below still works for me with
grub as a kernel command line 

use console=0,<BAUDRATE> 

regards


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