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Re: [Xen-devel] pv_ops dom0 and kernel console output problem

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:02:18PM +1100, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Todd Deshane wrote:
> >Actually no. I just tested now. The screen goes blank during the dom0 
> >kernel
> >boot and then shows back up when I get a login: prompt.
> >
> >I have done most of my testing over a serial console and with the serial
> >console it shows up.
> >
> >Jeremy: would you expect this to work? Were there recent patches that
> >we could be missing?
> >  
> 
> Nothing I can think of; it works for me.  I don't have my test machine 
> on hand, so I'm not sure what the exact kernel command line is.  But 
> perhaps booting without "console=hvc0" would work, and "earlyprintk=vga".
> 

Thanks!

"earlyprintk=vga" solved the problem.. now I can see pv_ops dom0 kernel boot
messages on the VGA console after Xen hypervisor messages.

-- Pasi

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