Due to the complexities of parsing the console= kernel param, as Clint suggested, we could just let the kernel+getty auto-detect speed.
We could therefore create a /etc/init/ttyUSB0.conf (or similar) containing: exec /sbin/getty -m -8 115200,57600,38400,19200,9600,4800,2400,1200 ttyUSB0 By specifying all possible/reasonable(?) baud rates as above, no complex param parsing is required for "console=": we only need to extract the device name itself. Tested on natty booting with "console=ttyUSB0,115200n8r console=tty" after removing "quiet" and "splash". Getty was spawned and I could login, but my client end needs some "minicom lovin'" since I was getting control chars being echoed in minicom. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/702574 Title: getty should be started automatically on serial port when serial console is set on kernel command line -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
