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1 /etc/default/grub
Change /etc/default/grub as below.
- Change GRUB terminal to console and ttyS0. This will provide one GRUB to a monitor display and serial console.
- Change linux kernel console to tty1 and ttyS0. This setting will be taken over to userland, and there will be two login prompt for tty1 and ttyS0.
$ diff -uprN /etc/default/grub{.org,}— /etc/default/grub.org 2016-06-07 08:39:30.620000000 +0900+++ /etc/default/grub 2016-06-08 00:07:20.328000000 +0900@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ # info -f grub -n ‘Simple configuration’ GRUB_DEFAULT=0-GRUB_TIMEOUT=5+GRUB_TIMEOUT=1 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet”-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=””+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=””+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200″ # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”” #GRUB_BADRAM=”0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef” # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)-#GRUB_TERMINAL=console+GRUB_TERMINAL=”console serial”+GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND=”serial –speed=115200 –unit=0 –word=8 –parity=no –stop=1″ # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
2 grub-mkconfig
Update /boot/grub/grub.cfg with grub-mkconfig.
$ sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfgGenerating grub configuration file …Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64done
Reboot Debian 8.
$ sudo reboot
3 Execution result
GRUB to monitor display is as below.
GRUB to serial console is as below.
This article used “sudo virsh console <vmname>” for connecting serial console.
Login prompt to monitor display is as below.
tty1 is displayed with press Ctrl + Alt + F1.
Login prompt to serial console is as below.
