[syslinux] configure to use serial console

[Ferenc Wagner]

Raed Abu-Sanad <raedbenz at hotmail.com> writes:

> In Debian documentation website for "booting linux from USB" they
> say that the minimum details to be in syslinux.cfg are:
>
> default vmlinuz
> append initrd=initrd.gz
>
> bcoz i dont have a screen now, i wanna use serial port as a console
> from another laptop(supports serial).  so how the above config file
> becomes?
>
> is it :
>
> Serial 0

You might want to provide the baud rate as well, see
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX#SERIAL_port_.5Bbaudrate_.5Bflowcontrol.5D.5D

> Console 0

This probably isn't needed, but won't hurt.

> default vmlinuz
> append initrd=initrd.gz 

Consider appending console=ttyS0 as well, to get Linux output to the
serial console.
-- 
Feri.