Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:22:48 -0400 | From | "John Stoffel" <> | Subject | Re: Serial console problem in 2.6.21-rc7-mm1 and earlier |
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>>>>> "Christoph" == Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> writes:
Christoph> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, John Stoffel wrote: Christoph> I use a serial console on my x86_84 box. For a while now I Christoph> can see all output but I cannot type any Christoph> characters. /dev/console broke? >> >> I've sorta seen this problem too, but with gdm. If I have my kernel >> line setup like this: >> >> ... console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8 >> >> I have to stop and restart gdm (or switch to the XDMCP chooser and >> back) to get keyoard access. Wierd. >> Christoph> Simple WAR is to ssh into the box and I was usually too Christoph> focused on other issues to do something about it. >> >> Are you trying to access an X login prompter, or just a plain Virtual >> Console tty?
Christoph> No X on the machine. And this is a serial console that Christoph> works fine with 2.6.21-rcX.
Ok, no idea then. It's working for me in 2.6.21-rc7 as long as I don't have more than one console= entry in my kernel boot args.
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