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>Configure Linux kernel using
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>Chapter 5. Configure <SPAN
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kernel</TD
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>5.3. Configure Linux kernel using
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<SPAN
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>SYSLINUX</SPAN
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>Edit each <TT
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>LABEL</TT
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> entry to add an
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<TT
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> line containing the serial console
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parameter to pass to the Linux kernel. Like
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>LILO</SPAN
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>, if a kernel already has
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parameters, then add our parameters to the list after
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>Figure 5-6. Recommended kernel parameters,
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> configuration</B
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>APPEND console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8</PRE
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whereas <SPAN
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>append</TT
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