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Re: [Xen-users] Problem using the serial console on my Server

To: Flavio Curti <lists.fcu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problem using the serial console on my Server
From: Arnd <m_list@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:56:31 +0200
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Hi

Did changed the settings in your /etc/inittab? You need to spawn a getty for your serial ports. Take a look at this file, you might have examples for your distribution there. For gentoo it is:

s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 vt100
s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS1 vt100

Regards
Arnd

Flavio Curti schrieb:
Hi Steve

Thank you for your suggestions.

On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 09:11:05AM +0100, Steve Kemp wrote:
On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 10:01:46AM +0200, Flavio Curti wrote:

When I boot a plain linux kernel I get a login prompt on the console.
(Even without specifying a console=ttyS1 on the kernel param line)

Can anyone help me getting a login prompt on the serial console?
  Using grub I have the following options set:

I get grubs output on the serial console. I also get the XEN and dom0
kernel output on the serial console. The only thing I can't get is a
login prompt.

That's because ttyS1 is not detected by the kernel. I suspect that xen
is using ttyS1 and disabling the kernel from detecting it...

Kind regards and thank you

Flavio

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