#84 ocs-live-dev configure serial and boot menu timeout

[Mircea Dan]

how do i set ocs-live-dev to configure syslinux.cfg ?

1) change timeout 300 to 0
2) configure serial port redirect of the screen
grub way
serial --speed=115200 --unit=0 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
terminal_input serial
terminal_output serial
console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8
syslinux way
serial <space> <serial_port> [ <space> <speed> [ <space> <syslinux_flow_control> ] ]

3) mem=1G

i have no idea how to atempt 1 and parts of 2

for 3rd and part of 2 looks like i may be able to use --extra-boot-param will be very nice if you have some examples if not i'll experiment

sudo ocs-live-dev --help
....
-x, --extra-boot-param EXTRA_PARAM Assign extra boot parameter EXTRA_PARAM for clonezilla live kernel to read. These parameters are the same with that from live-initramfs. Ex. "noeject" can be use to not prompt to eject the CD on reboot.
......

i also noticed http://clonezilla.org/fine-print-live-doc.php?path=clonezilla-live/doc/99_Misc/00_live-boot-parameters.doc but i did not found such thing for the command i need ocs-live-dev this tty config thing may be for some other parts of clonezilla

[Steven Shiau]

Program ocs-live-dev only can add parameters for the boot parameters. However, some you have requested are about syslinux (boot loader) itself. Therefore it's easier to just edit the file /syslinux/syslinux.cfg directly.
1. Modify
timeout 300
as
timeout 0
(However, 0 means wait forever. Make sure it's what you want.)

1. For the serial consle about syslinux boot loader, just edit /syslinux/syslinux.cfg, put in the 1st directive.
   For the boot parameters, it's mentioned here:
   http://clonezilla.org/fine-print-live-doc.php?path=./clonezilla-live/doc/99_Misc/00_live-boot-parameters.doc#00_live-boot-parameters.doc
   Therefore you just append "live-getty console=ttyS0,115200n81" in the append line.

Steven

[Mircea Dan]

ok so i configured things manualy in sysconfig.cfg
and i can see everything including teh linux boot on both the video attached monitor and serial console ttyS0

but the moment clonezilla starts i can see what is happening only on the monitor

i looked at this thread https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/mailman/message/24276635/

and i was able to redirect clonezilla to show on the ttyS0 but than i don't see anything anymore on the monitor.

any way i can see clonezilla output on both VGA connected monitor and tttyS0 (aka console cable)?

[Steven Shiau]

There is no way to show them both on ttyS0 and monitor. Unless you enter "screen" and share that on different console.
For more info, please check the doc about "screen":
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html

Steven