files required for serial console installation and configuration

README.md

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 debian-serial-console
 =====================
 
+Install:
+
+use "isolinux/isolinux.cfg" instead of default shipped
+
+When installing debian, use custom boot command with "console=ttyS0,9600n8" added to it after VGA
+
+=====================
+
+after install:
+
+use: "/etc/default/grub" instead of default shipped
+
+then execute: update-grub

etc/default/grub

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+# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
+# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
+# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
+#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'
+
+GRUB_DEFAULT=0
+GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
+GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
+
+# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
+# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
+# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
+#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"
+
+# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
+#GRUB_TERMINAL=console
+
+# 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
+
+# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
+#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"
+
+# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
+#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
+
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"
+GRUB_TERMINAL=console
+GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=9600 --unit=0 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1"

isolinux/isolinux.cfg

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+# D-I config version 2.0
+# search path for the c32 support libraries (libcom32, libutil etc.)
+serial 0 9600
+console 0
+path 
+include menu.cfg
+default vesamenu.c32
+prompt 0
+timeout 0