Enable Serial Console on Boot
How to Enable the Serial Console on Boot (1.10.x)
For Syslinux and family:
- Add the following to the syslinux.cfg file in the root directory of the boot device
- serial 0 9600
 - add console=ttyS0,9600 to the append parameter
 - optionally, remove quiet from the append parameter
 
 
Example syslinux.cfg
serial 0 9600
timeout 20
prompt 1
default grsec
label grsec
        kernel /boot/grsec
        append initrd=/boot/grsec.gz alpine_dev=sda1:vfat modules=sd-mod,usb-storage console=ttyS0,9600