[Voyage-linux] Newbie question about initial Voyage install.

[Sean]

What would you like to do?
  1 - Specify Distribution Directory
  2 - Select Target Profile
  3 - Select Target Disk
  4 - Select Target Bootstrap Loader
  5 - Configure Target Console
  6 - Copy Distribution to Target
  7 - Exit
       (default=5 [Configure Target Console]):

Select terminal type:
  1 - Serial Terminal
  2 - Console Interface
       (default=1 [Serial Terminal]):

The Console Interface is for a VGA monitor if your hardware has that. 
The Serial Terminal is for a serial (rs-232) port. This puts your 
interactive console (i.e. login screen) onto the specified device. 
You'll need to change your grub menu.1st file and take out the serial 
console stuff. That is where it is controlled. Without a console if 
networking does not work you won't be able to log in. Best practice in 
this situation would be to write the ip address onto the case.

Sean

Nick L. wrote:
> Running Voyage 0.62 on Alix 2d2 and 3d2 as USB music servers. I want
> to add a simple IR (infrared) rs-232 receiver to control the unit via
> a hand held remote.
>
> When I did the initial voyage install one of the questions was for
> either console or terminal interface. What does that mean exactly?
> Which choice allows me to use my serial port for connecting a device
> and not as a serial interface? Can that option be changed after
> installation?
>
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