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+# How to Install Debian on Alix and Apu2
+
+## Apu2
+
+[PC Engines APU2 Board](https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm)
+
+* Baudrate 115200
+* Tested with Debian Strech
+
+1. Connect to the Apu2 over a serial cable. You can use any serial console client, for example PuTTY.
+  ![Apu2 PuTTY](img/apu2_putty.png)
+
+1. Insert the USB Stick with the current Debian amd64 installer, like [this](http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-9.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso).
+1. Boot the Apu board and press F10 to Enter die Boot Menu.
+1. Choose your Installer stick, in my case is  was number 2.
+  ![Apu2 Boot Menu](img/apu2_boot_menu.png)
+1. Choose install and press TAB to change the boot parameter. Remove the `--- quiet` and add  `console=ttyS0,115200 video=off ---`
+
+  ![Apu2 Debian Installer Boot Params](img/apu2_boot_params.png)
+1. When you get the undefined video mode number message, just wait 1 to 2 minutes.
+  ![Apu2 Debian Installer Wait](img/apu2_boot_wait.png)
+1. Proceed with the Debian installer as on a normal computer with vga until you geh the "Installation complete" message.
+   ![Apu2 Debian Installer Wait](img/apu2_debian_installer_complete.png)
+1. Choose Go Back -> Execute a shell (at the bottom of the menu) -> Enter
+1. Mount special file systems (sys, proc and dev) into target. Like this: `mount -o bind /sys /target/sys`
+1. Chroot into your new system `chroot /target`
+1. Open /etc/default/grub with your favorite editor.
+1. Set GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT to 'console=ttyS0,115200'
+1. Execute `update-grub2`
+1. Exit the chroot, the console, choose finish the installation in the installer and reboot the device.
+
+
+## Alix
+
+* Baudrate 38400
+
+Follows...
+
+## Sources
+(https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2012/08/msg00815.html)
+
+(https://www.coreboot.org/Serial_console)