> Can the configuration for bootup and initial installation be configured to
> detect (and configure) a serial console. This would be very useful for
> rackmount systems. Yes, I know it can be done manually after the
> installation is completed with a monitor; but this would save some time.
Not at the moment, unfortunately. Due to some stupidity in modern BIOS
code, the automatic keyboard detection that we used to do no longer works
and had to be removed.
If you can deal with booting from floppies, you can create /boot.config
on the first floppy containing just '-h' and you'll get a serial console.
If you're building a CDROM install distribution, vnconfig/mount the
boot.flp image and do the same there.
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