diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
index f2b1edfe..54ba12fc 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ fi
 textconsole=$(grep ^textconsole: /tmp/confluent.deploycfg)
 textconsole=${textconsole#textconsole: }
 if [ "$textconsole" = "true" ] && ! grep console= /proc/cmdline > /dev/null && [ ! -z "$autocons" ]; then
+	echo "Serial console autodetected and enabled, will be available upon install completion" > ${autocons%,*}
+	echo "The installer will run in text mode on the graphics console. When ssh is available," > ${autocons%,*}
+	echo "install progress may be checked by using ssh to access and run the screendump command" > ${autocons%,*}
+	echo "Install time serial console would require the profile to have console=${autocons#/dev/}" > ${autocons%,*}
+	echo "specified in the kernel command line arguments" > ${autocons%,*}
 	sed -e s'/$/ 'console=${autocons#*/dev/}/ /proc/cmdline > /etc/fakecmdline
 	mount -o bind /etc/fakecmdline /proc/cmdline
 	echo "ConsoleDevice: ${autocons%,*}" >> /etc/linuxrc.d/01-confluent
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
index a33ed08f..93b2a338 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ if [ -f /custom-installation/autocons.info ]; then
 fi
 if [ ! -z "$cons" ]; then
     echo "Installation will proceed on graphics console, autoconsole not supported during autoinstall phase" > ${cons%,*}
+    echo "Progress can be checked by using ssh to access and running the screendump command" > ${cons%,*}
     #fcmdline="$fcmdline console=${cons#/dev/}"
 fi
 echo $fcmdline > /custom-installation/confluent/fakecmdline