From 451c99f4c5fc9ea7b9b1648dbe04855cf190dd72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:17:03 +0000 Subject: Mention that TERM= can be passed as boot parameter to set the terminal type for serial console installs. Based on a patch suggested by Samuel Thibault. --- debian/changelog | 5 ++++- en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 14 +++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 77c5c4c9b..ec9c6f66f 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ installation-guide (2009xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Change the Debian designation for the ARM architecture from arm to armel. The internal 'arch-spec' and file naming convention remains "arm" in order to avoid unnecessary changes and work for translators. + * Mention that TERM= can be passed as boot parameter to set the terminal type + for serial console installs. Based on a patch suggested by Samuel Thibault. + Closes: #524666. - -- Frans Pop Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:49:42 +0200 + -- Frans Pop Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:13:46 +0200 installation-guide (20090427) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 76999bdc2..8eae5a8cb 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -53,7 +53,19 @@ to pass the console=device argument to the kernel, where device is your serial device, which is usually something like -ttyS0. +ttyS0 + + +In order to ensure the terminal type used by the installer matches your +terminal emulator, the parameter +TERM=type can be added. +Note that the installer only supports the following terminal types: +linux, bterm, ansi, +vt102 and dumb. The default for +serial console in &d-i; is vt102. + + +. -- cgit v1.2.3