serial console install
jeanrocco jr
Hello, I just installed debian-11.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso on my APU2E4,
which does not have a vga display but only a serial console.
I could not find any documentation in Debian regarding the "Debian
GNU/Linux installer boot menu" where you have to type H (help), then TAB
and type "boot: install console=ttyS0, 115200n8" and a few returns to
make the installer aware there is no graphics card and to proceed with a
serial install. This site
(https://teklager.se/en/knowledge-base/installing-debian-over-serial-console-apu-board/)
explains how to do it, but I was expecting Debian to informs us that
the installer works also for a serial install if you coax it properly.
Because of this there is a lot of well intended posts on the web about
changes you have to make to get the serial install to works.
Im I missing something here ? Could you point me in the right direction please, thank's !
jrb.
David Wright
Step
↓
1. https://www.debian.org/ and press the Download button. Top of page.
2. Immediately underneath that item, there's a link "USB sticks",
which covers writing the stick. But before pressing it, best
pick up the Installation Guide and Release Notes from lower
down on the page.
3. Your reference assumes the use of a particular device and PuTTY.
People with other hardware may use different connection methods, so
that's not something that Debian covers for each and every device.
4. Turn to §5.1.7 in the Installation Guide, "The Boot Screen".
The final boxed Note in that section covers how to get to the
Help Index with H.
4—(the last sentence). For that, Debian provides the entirety of
the Installation Guide. If you've used Debian in the past,
then the Release Notes may keep you from making false assumptions
based on previous experience that might be outdated. (They're
principally aimed at people who are upgrading the previous release.)
5. That's §6.3.8.2 in the Installation Guide; and you're done.
Cheers,
David.