On Aug 04, 2025, Greg wrote: > On 2025-08-04, <hohe72@posteo.de> <hohe72@posteo.de> wrote: > > > > Note that 'serial console' in Linux usually designates the system's > > boot up messages, that also can be picked-off some pins and watched > > remote. The non-X user interface entered by [alt]+[F<n>] is called > > 'Linux console'. > > I always thought "serial" was an interface (now defunct, at least on > consumer hardware). Well, sort of, yes. If you're thinking of the physical DE9 port that was typically used for connecting "Serial" peripheral devices, you are absolutely correct that it is now pretty much defunct in favor of the Universal Serial Bus. That being said, I believe one can still purchase proper serial cards as consumer hardware (i.e. $50 or so) that'll plug in to a PCIe x1 slot if you really need to get away from "USB" for some reason. -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860
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