grub: serial

 
 16.2.1 serial
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  -- Command: serial [--unit=unit] [--port=port] [--speed=speed]
           [--word=word] [--parity=parity] [--stop=stop]
      Initialize a serial device.  UNIT is a number in the range 0-3
      specifying which serial port to use; default is 0, which
      corresponds to the port often called COM1.  PORT is the I/O port
      where the UART is to be found; if specified it takes precedence
      over UNIT.  SPEED is the transmission speed; default is 9600.  WORD
      and STOP are the number of data bits and stop bits.  Data bits must
      be in the range 5-8 and stop bits must be 1 or 2.  Default is 8
      data bits and one stop bit.  PARITY is one of 'no', 'odd', 'even'
      and defaults to 'no'.
 
      The serial port is not used as a communication channel unless the
      'terminal_input' or 'terminal_output' command is used (⇒
      terminal_input, ⇒terminal_output).
 
      See also ⇒Serial terminal.