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RE: [Xen-devel] hvc0 xvc0 "compatibility"?

To: zhigang.x.wang@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] hvc0 xvc0 "compatibility"?
From: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:41:57 -0700 (PDT)
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> dan, can you write two lines include both hvc0 and xvc0 in 
> your /etc/inittab?

Apparently not.  With two "co" lines in /etc/inittab, I
can't get a console for either 2.6.18-xen or upstream.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zhigang Wang 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:43 AM
> To: Dan Magenheimer
> Cc: Xen-Devel (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] hvc0 xvc0 "compatibility"?
> 
> 
> Dan Magenheimer wrote:
> > I have a (RHEL5) guest that I alternate booting with a 2.6.18-xen
> > kernel and an upstream kernel.
> > 
> > Upstream uses hvc0 for the console and 2.6.18-xen uses xvc0.  To
> > switch between them, I manually modify /etc/inittab.  If I
> 
> dan, can you write two lines include both hvc0 and xvc0 in 
> your /etc/inittab?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> zhigang
> 
> > forget to do this, I get no login prompt and have to destroy
> > the domain, restart selecting the other kernel, etc.
> > 
> > Do I recall a patch that allows one of these kernels to
> > handle both hvc0 and xvc0?  That would make my life easier.
> > Or is this something that can be done in userland?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Dan
> > 
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