URL: <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?66302>
Summary: Info doc section "Using GRUB via a serial line"
refers to non-existent "--dumb" option
Group: GNU GRUB
Submitter: jjakob
Submitted: Mon 07 Oct 2024 11:28:32 PM UTC
Category: Documentation
Severity: Major
Priority: 5 - Normal
Item Group: Documentation
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Date: Mon 07 Oct 2024 11:28:32 PM UTC By: Jernej Jakob <jjakob>
Section "9 Using GRUB via a serial line" says:
However, note that GRUB assumes that your terminal emulator is
compatible with VT100 by default. This is true for most terminal
emulators nowadays, but you should pass the option ‘--dumb’ to the
command if your terminal emulator is not VT100-compatible or implements
few VT100 escape sequences. If you specify this option then GRUB
provides you with an alternative menu interface, because the normal menu
requires several fancy features of your terminal.
But neither "serial" nor "terminal" commands have a "--dumb" option.
The way to change the terminal type is via the "terminfo" command, for example
"terminfo serial dumb".
The docs should be updated.
Using version 2.12.
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