Talk:Enable Serial Console on Boot - Revision history

Zcrayfish: /* inittab */

2023-08-14T03:09:21Z

inittab

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	[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)		[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

			:This can be configured in {{path\|/etc/inittab}}
			:Any tty you want to be activated via keypress instead of always active, change 2nd column which says "respawn" to "askfirst".
			:A bit more documentation for this can be found at:
			:https://github.com/brgl/busybox/blob/master/examples/inittab
			:https://github.com/brgl/busybox/blob/master/init/init.c
			:[[User:Zcrayfish\|zcrayfish]] ([[User talk:Zcrayfish\|talk]]) 03:09, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

	==xen==		==xen==

Zcrayfish: /* Obsolete? */ It's not obsolete.

2023-08-14T03:05:24Z

Obsolete?: It's not obsolete.

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	:This all still works as of 2022 with Alpine 3.16. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.		:This all still works as of 2022 with Alpine 3.16. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.
	:[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)		:[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

			:Still works fine as of Alpine 3.18.3
			:[[User:Zcrayfish\|zcrayfish]] ([[User talk:Zcrayfish\|talk]]) 03:05, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

	== inittab ==		== inittab ==

Zcrayfish: Organize disparate discussions

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Organize disparate discussions

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			== Obsolete? ==
	Is this information obsolete? The last susbtantive edit was in 20 October 2010 and the page says it applies to Alpine 1.10.x. I'm not sure what a "serial console" is---different from a normal tty? In practice when are they used?		Is this information obsolete? The last susbtantive edit was in 20 October 2010 and the page says it applies to Alpine 1.10.x. I'm not sure what a "serial console" is---different from a normal tty? In practice when are they used?
	-- [[User:Dubiousjim\|Dubiousjim]] 10:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)		-- [[User:Dubiousjim\|Dubiousjim]] 10:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

	This still works fine with Alpine 2.3.6. It's used in practice if a KVM is not available for a given server/router running Alpine. In that case, connecting a set of Alpine boxes and other devices (such as switches or routers) to a serial console server can be a practical way to maintain console access.		:This still works fine with Alpine 2.3.6. It's used in practice if a KVM is not available for a given server/router running Alpine. In that case, connecting a set of Alpine boxes and other devices (such as switches or routers) to a serial console server can be a practical way to maintain console access.
	[[User:Jbilyk\|Jbilyk]] 22:45, 13 April 2012 (EST)		:[[User:Jbilyk\|Jbilyk]] 22:45, 13 April 2012 (EST)

			:This all still works as of 2022 with Alpine 3.16. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.
			:[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

			== inittab ==
	If someone has more insight to serial & extlinux magic:		If someone has more insight to serial & extlinux magic:
	What I'd love to have is something similar to the way AIX or Oracle VM had it:		What I'd love to have is something similar to the way AIX or Oracle VM had it:
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	[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)		[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

			==xen==
	we also need to extend it to reflect xen console stuff, so one sees the xen boot and also gets dom0 on the right tty.		we also need to extend it to reflect xen console stuff, so one sees the xen boot and also gets dom0 on the right tty.
	I'll add it if I manage to configure it ;))		I'll add it if I manage to configure it ;))
	[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)		[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)



	This all still works as of 2022 with Alpine 3.16. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.
	~~[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)~~

Yjftsjthsd-a: note working alpine version

2022-07-30T02:56:43Z

note working alpine version

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	This all still works as of 2022. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.		This all still works as of 2022 with Alpine 3.16. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.
	[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)		[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Yjftsjthsd-a: note that this is still live in 2022

2022-07-30T02:56:17Z

note that this is still live in 2022

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	I'll add it if I manage to configure it ;))		I'll add it if I manage to configure it ;))
	[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)		[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)



			This all still works as of 2022. In fact, the current generation of "virt" ISOs from the download page ship with the serial configuration enabled by default, so you can just boot them and log in over serial and everything works.
			[[User:Yjftsjthsd-a\|Yjftsjthsd-a]] ([[User talk:Yjftsjthsd-a\|talk]]) 02:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Darkfader at 13:50, 24 November 2012

2012-11-24T13:50:52Z

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			we also need to extend it to reflect xen console stuff, so one sees the xen boot and also gets dom0 on the right tty.
			I'll add it if I manage to configure it ;))
			[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Darkfader: question / suggestion

2012-11-24T13:12:25Z

question / suggestion

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	This still works fine with Alpine 2.3.6. It's used in practice if a KVM is not available for a given server/router running Alpine. In that case, connecting a set of Alpine boxes and other devices (such as switches or routers) to a serial console server can be a practical way to maintain console access.		This still works fine with Alpine 2.3.6. It's used in practice if a KVM is not available for a given server/router running Alpine. In that case, connecting a set of Alpine boxes and other devices (such as switches or routers) to a serial console server can be a practical way to maintain console access.
	[[User:Jbilyk\|Jbilyk]] 22:45, 13 April 2012 (EST)		[[User:Jbilyk\|Jbilyk]] 22:45, 13 April 2012 (EST)


			If someone has more insight to serial & extlinux magic:
			What I'd love to have is something similar to the way AIX or Oracle VM had it:
			At bootloader time, issue a "press a key to activate this console" on vga and serial.
			Whatever is then used, gets the menu, and will then be the kernel console.

			[[User:Darkfader\|Darkfader]] ([[User talk:Darkfader\|talk]]) 13:12, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Jbilyk: this page is still relevant

2012-04-13T21:54:53Z

this page is still relevant

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	Is this information obsolete? The last susbtantive edit was in 20 October 2010 and the page says it applies to Alpine 1.10.x. I'm not sure what a "serial console" is---different from a normal tty? In practice when are they used?		Is this information obsolete? The last susbtantive edit was in 20 October 2010 and the page says it applies to Alpine 1.10.x. I'm not sure what a "serial console" is---different from a normal tty? In practice when are they used?
	-- [[User:Dubiousjim\|Dubiousjim]] 10:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)		-- [[User:Dubiousjim\|Dubiousjim]] 10:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

			This still works fine with Alpine 2.3.6. It's used in practice if a KVM is not available for a given server/router running Alpine. In that case, connecting a set of Alpine boxes and other devices (such as switches or routers) to a serial console server can be a practical way to maintain console access.
			[[User:Jbilyk\|Jbilyk]] 22:45, 13 April 2012 (EST)

Dubiousjim: Is page obsolete?

2012-03-25T10:01:36Z

Is page obsolete?

New page

Is this information obsolete? The last susbtantive edit was in 20 October 2010 and the page says it applies to Alpine 1.10.x. I'm not sure what a "serial console" is---different from a normal tty? In practice when are they used?
-- [[User:Dubiousjim|Dubiousjim]] 10:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)