AlpineLinux 3.7: extlinux and Linux with serial console


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1 Enable serial console

Enable serial console and disable hidden menu in extlinux. Append console=ttyS0,115200とconsole=tty1,38400 to kernel parameter.

# . /etc/update-extlinux.conf# O=”${default_kernel_opts} console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1,38400″# sed -e ‘s/^serial_port=/serial_port=0/g’ -e “s/^hidden=1/hidden=0/g” -e “s;^default_kernel_opts=.*;default_kernel_opts=”${O}”;g” -i /etc/update-extlinux.conf# update-extlinux

Enable getty entry of ttyS0 in /etc/inittab.

# sed -e ‘s;^#ttyS0;ttyS0;g’ -i /etc/inittab

Enable login from serial console.

# echo ttyS0 >> /etc/securetty

Reboot system.

# reboot

2 Execution result

Display is as below.

0001_Display.png

Serial console is as below.

0002_SerialConsole.png

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