Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Internal/Ubuntu10Image

Timestamp:

Mar 25, 2011, 4:03:21 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

jsingh

Comment:

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Internal/Ubuntu10Image

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 Ubuntu 10.04 LTs Server[[BR]]
 
-Create the filesystem using ext3 otherwise imagezip is unable to 
+Create the filesystem using ext3 otherwise imagezip is unable to compress the image.
+
+To add serial console to ubuntu10.10 
+1. Enable Serial Console Redirection in the BIOS
+2. Check to see if you this file /etc/init/ttyS0.conf , if not then please create it and add this to the 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 stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+respawn
+exec /sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt10
+}}}
+
+3. Start the ttyS0 terminal
+{{{
+   sudo start ttyS0
+}}}
+4. Modify the /etc/default/grub file to look like this
+
+{{{
+# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
+# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
+ 
+GRUB_DEFAULT=0
+GRUB_TIMEOUT=1
+GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
+ 
+# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
+GRUB_TERMINAL=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
+# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
+#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
+ 
+# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
+#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
+}}}
+5. Update the grub
+
+{{{
+update-grub
+}}}
+6. Reboot the Machine