Arch Linux

ok, tell me what you need and i can try to add it :)

Hi there Tobias, thanks for replying.
To configure a brand new Arch Duke machine, with a complete serial console support (including boot messages and root login):
1. /etc/inittab -> add the line: c0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 linux
2. /boot/grub/menu.lst -> add to the kernel line: console=ttyS0,9600
for example: kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda1 ro vga=773 console=ttyS0,9600
3. /etc/securetty -> add the line: ttyS0
Thanx!

I believe the grub line needs to be modified a bit.
You want to default to one method, and if it isn't present, then use another method.
We don't want to break the standard install CD for everyone else...

More info: http://www.rajeevnet.com/linux/grub_serial_console.html

You can apparently configure grub to use the first 'terminal' that receives a keypress, and have it default perhaps to standard monitor/terminal.

i cannot add the console= parameter to isolinux config file it will default it to something, i have no problem in adding the other to lines to the config file, you need to type in console= stuff by hand

please try this iso if it works for you, thanks.
http://www.archlinux.org/~tpowa/rc-iso/Archlinux-i686-2007.06-Don't-Panic-beta1.base.iso

any status on that issue?
else i close it as fixed tomorrow