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--- howtos:grub_via_serial [26/07/2008 21:10] – domingo
+++ howtos:grub_via_serial [02/12/2018 21:34] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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+====== Controlling Grub through serial link ======
+With this configuration of Grub I can boot my box and control the boot menu, make choice's, and see the output from the boot sequence.
+===== /boot/grub/menu.lst =====
+<file>
+#color white/blue black/light-gray
+default 0
+timeout 3
+#gfxmenu (hd0,0)/message
+serial --unit=0 --speed=9600
+terminal --timeout=15 console serial
+###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
+title SUSE LINUX 9.3
+#    kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0  splash=silent resume=/dev/hda3  showopts
+    kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0  splash=silent noresume  showopts console=ttyS0 console=tty0
+    initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
+###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
+title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 9.3
+    kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal noresume selinux=0 barrier=off nosmp noapic maxcpus=0  3
+    initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
+title SUSE LINUX 9.3 Serial
+    kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0  noresume  showopts console=tty0 console=ttyS0
+    initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
+</file>
+===== Ubuntu Hardy Heron =====
+When system has booted.
+/etc/event.d/ttyS0
+<file>
+# ttyS0 - getty
+#
+# This service maintains a getty on ttyS0 from the point the system is
+# started until it is shut down again.
+start on runlevel 2
+start on runlevel 3
+start on runlevel 4
+start on runlevel 5
+stop on runlevel 0
+stop on runlevel 1
+stop on runlevel 6
+respawn
+exec /sbin/getty 9600 ttyS0
+</file>