=== modified file 'src/etc/init.d/rc.sysinit'
--- src/etc/init.d/rc.sysinit	2014-03-14 19:16:25 +0000
+++ src/etc/init.d/rc.sysinit	2016-07-22 13:46:32 +0000
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@
 	fi
 fi
 
+# update /etc/inittab's consoles.
+# use sed to edit file, commenting out or uncommenting lines like: ttyS0:.*
 s_args=""
-for tty in $lxc_console tty1 ttyS0 hvc0; do
+for tty in $lxc_console tty1 ttyS0 hvc0 ttyAMA0; do
 	if [ -e /dev/$tty ] && { echo "" >> "/dev/$tty" ; } 2>/dev/null ; then
 		s_args="${s_args:+${s_args} }s/^#$tty:\(.*\)/$tty:\1/;"
 	else

=== modified file 'src/etc/inittab'
--- src/etc/inittab	2013-05-14 03:44:45 +0000
+++ src/etc/inittab	2016-07-22 13:47:27 +0000
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 # Put a getty on the serial port
 #ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100 # GENERIC_SERIAL
+ttyAMA0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyAMA0 vt100 # GENERIC_SERIAL
 #tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 tty1
 #hvc0::respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 hvc0 # xen virtual console
 #console::respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 console