Re: serial console install issues BIOS related

2021-04-12 Thread Geert Stappers
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 12:42:41PM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > On 13/04/21 12:31 pm, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Mon, 2021-04-12 at 13:48 +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > But all that's irrelevant if I can't get to the linux commandline, > > > because Syslinux is

Re: serial console install issues, all the links of the chain

2021-04-12 Thread Geert Stappers
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 10:40:07AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > On 12/04/21 6:18 pm, Geert Stappers wrote: > } On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 10:05:22PM -0600 > } } Maybe because of used putty or screen as the app for interaction. > > > > Do we know the "path" that original poster is using? > > > >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-12 Thread Richard Hector
On 13/04/21 12:31 pm, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Mon, 2021-04-12 at 13:48 +1200, Richard Hector wrote: On 11/04/21 9:26 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Richard Hector, le dim. 11 avril 2021 21:18:49 +1200, a ecrit: > > On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > $ git grep -i "Boot console" . >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-12 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, 2021-04-12 at 13:48 +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > On 11/04/21 9:26 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > Richard Hector, le dim. 11 avril 2021 21:18:49 +1200, a ecrit: > > > On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > > $ git grep -i "Boot console" . > > > >

Re: serial console install issues, all the links of the chain

2021-04-12 Thread Richard Hector
On 12/04/21 6:18 pm, Geert Stappers wrote: Do we know the "path" that original poster is using? Possible format for answer to this - APU device - 9-pin serial connector - null-modem, cross connects everthing - 9-pin serial connector - USB-Serial-Adapter - Linux computer - XFCE

Re: serial console install issues, all the links of the chain

2021-04-12 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 10:05:22PM -0600, Raymond Burkholder wrote: > On 4/11/21 8:37 PM, Richard Hector wrote: > > On 11/04/21 11:51 am, Richard Hector wrote: > > > Then finally, I can't remember how, I discovered that it didn't like > > > displaying on a 24-line terminal, which most of the

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Raymond Burkholder
On 4/11/21 8:37 PM, Richard Hector wrote: On 11/04/21 11:51 am, Richard Hector wrote: Then finally, I can't remember how, I discovered that it didn't like displaying on a 24-line terminal, which most of the terminals I tried default to. With a 25-line terminal, it all seems useable - and

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 11/04/21 10:15 pm, Geert Stappers wrote: On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:10:20AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: Geert Stappers, le dim. 11 avril 2021 10:55:28 +0200, a ecrit: > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > > > On how to prevent that more people solve a

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 11/04/21 11:51 am, Richard Hector wrote: Then finally, I can't remember how, I discovered that it didn't like displaying on a 24-line terminal, which most of the terminals I tried default to. With a 25-line terminal, it all seems useable - and Minicom mostly displays it ok too (not quite

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 12/04/21 1:48 pm, Richard Hector wrote: I got the hang of the boot parameters, though that section doesn't mention removing the 'vga=xxx' section from the linux command line. I'm not sure if that's important; I'll have to retest to confirm. I've checked that. It works ok without removing

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 12/04/21 4:38 am, Lou Poppler wrote: On Sun, 2021-04-11 at 21:18 +1200, Richard Hector wrote: I think so, yes. But my problems started earlier than booting linux, at the SysLinux menu. Perhaps what's needed is more of an appendix for dealing with serial consoles? Anyway, I'll try to be

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 11/04/21 9:26 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: Richard Hector, le dim. 11 avril 2021 21:18:49 +1200, a ecrit: On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > $ git grep -i "Boot console" . > en/boot-installer/parameters.xml: Boot console > po/[...] > > That's very most probably it. I think so,

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Lou Poppler
On Sun, 2021-04-11 at 21:18 +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > I think so, yes. But my problems started earlier than booting linux, at > the SysLinux menu. Perhaps what's needed is more of an appendix for > dealing with serial consoles? > > Anyway, I'll try to be more helpful tomorrow :-) I

Re: serial console install issues before d-i is started

2021-04-11 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:26:36AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Richard Hector, le dim. 11 avril 2021 21:18:49 +1200, a ecrit: > > On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > $ git grep -i "Boot console" . > > > en/boot-installer/parameters.xml: Boot console > > > po/[...] > > > > > >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:10:20AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Geert Stappers, le dim. 11 avril 2021 10:55:28 +0200, a ecrit: > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > > > > > On how to prevent that more people solve a solved problem ... > > > > > >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Samuel Thibault
Richard Hector, le dim. 11 avril 2021 21:18:49 +1200, a ecrit: > On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > $ git grep -i "Boot console" . > > en/boot-installer/parameters.xml: Boot console > > po/[...] > > > > That's very most probably it. > > I think so, yes. But my problems started

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Richard Hector
On 11/04/21 9:10 pm, Samuel Thibault wrote: Geert Stappers, le dim. 11 avril 2021 10:55:28 +0200, a ecrit: On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:51:57AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > > > a serial port and no video hardware. > > > >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Samuel Thibault
Geert Stappers, le dim. 11 avril 2021 10:55:28 +0200, a ecrit: > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:51:57AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > > > > > a serial port and no video hardware. > > > > > > > On how to prevent that more

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:51:57AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > > > a serial port and no video hardware. > > > > On how to prevent that more people solve a solved problem > was a websearch done > >

Re: serial console install issues

2021-04-11 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:51:57AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > Hi all, Hi Mailinglist, > I'm commenting here partly because I don't know which bit of software is at > fault for each problem ... > > I have a PCEngines APU4, which has a serial port and no video hardware. > > I'm using a

serial console install issues

2021-04-10 Thread Richard Hector
Hi all, I'm commenting here partly because I don't know which bit of software is at fault for each problem ... I have a PCEngines APU4, which has a serial port and no video hardware. I'm using a USB-serial adapter, with a null-modem cable. I'm using a Buster netinst USB stick - 10.1 I think