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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2020-06-07 17:39:22 +0200
committerChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2020-06-07 17:39:22 +0200
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serial-console: add note about USB rs232 converters
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@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Major upgrades to the installed distribution may also require console access.
* ``57600`` - 57,600 bps
* ``115200`` - 115,200 bps (default for serial console)
+ .. note:: If you use a USB to serial converter please note that most of them
+ use software emulation without flow control, thus you should start with a
+ common baud rate of 9600 as otherwise you could get
+
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Network Console
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