[syslinux] help configuring netboot over remote serial terminal - SOLVED

[Miles Fidelman]

Thanks!

Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> Miles Fidelman <mfidelman at meetinghouse.net> writes:
>
>> I just figured that out (with a lot of googling), was just about to
>> post to the list.
>>
>> Kevin Korb wrote:
>>
>>> If it is using COM3 shouldn't that be ttyS2 ?
>>>
>>>> The on-board IPMI BMC redirects the serial port to COM3 [...]
>>>>
>>>> ------- tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg
>>>> SERIAL 0 115200
> If you also want Syslinux handle the serial line, this should be
> SERIAL 2 instead.  It is not strictly necessary, though, as your BIOS
> seems to do VGA text redirection, and you don't want both (CONSOLE 0).
>
>>>> tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg append vga=788
>>>> initrd=debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz -- console=ttyS0, 115200n8
>>>> earlyprint=serial,ttyS0,115200n8
> Besides the ttyS2s, this should be earlyprintk if you really mean it.
>
>>>> tftp/debian-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default SERIAL 0 115200
> SERIAL 2 (this is probably a better place for it than syslinux.cfg)


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