From 91ab5a3129aa2306d9620c93e5cad1cce9279e07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Breunig Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:27:23 +0000 Subject: console: T8375: document "set system console device kernel" command (#1820) (cherry picked from commit e9daf0f1381540c6379c89afbd0a6734f8c3ab6b) --- docs/configuration/system/console.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/configuration/system/console.rst b/docs/configuration/system/console.rst index 1f917e54..a0e46afb 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/system/console.rst +++ b/docs/configuration/system/console.rst @@ -22,9 +22,20 @@ Major upgrades to the installed distribution may also require console access. can be (see completion helper): * ``ttySN`` - Serial device name + * ``ttyAMAN``- Serial device name for some arm64 systems * ``ttyUSBX`` - USB Serial device name * ``hvc0`` - Xen console +.. cfgcmd:: set system console device kernel + + When set, the selected serial console is used as the kernel boot console. + When removed, the kernel boot console falls back to tty0. + + .. note:: Only one serial console can carry the ``kernel`` option. + When VyOS is installed via serial console, this option is set automatically + for the serial interface used during installation; usually ``ttyS0`` or + ``ttyAMA0``. + .. cfgcmd:: set system console device speed The speed (baudrate) of the console device. Supported values are: -- cgit v1.2.3