On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 10:09:57PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 11:49:39PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 11:15:49PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > > > > How knows the kernel which one to use? > > > > the kernel will output to all of those existing, while the interactive one > > being the last one. Since i have not yet seen a case where hvsi0, hvc0 and > > ttyS0 are present at the same time, this works just fine. > > Mmm. I would reduce the four consoles to the one that is actually used.
Indeed, but we build kernels that are supposed to run on a wide variety of machines, but it is worth a try, i will make a special build and test it out. > > Obviously, the p505 lacking a graphical output, tty0 is also not existent. > > > > I can't say this is the most smart thing to do, the kernel guys must have > > been > > smoking something serious when they decided to name the serial devices in a > > thousand different ways. > > > > I had to resort to that since the p505 firmware is not able to add bootargs > > on > > the commandline when using a zimage, and the above is what the 2.6.17 > > powerpc64 kernels has as default commandline. > > Mmm, that makes the reduction of consoles some what harder. :) > > <snip/> > > > > > > I wonder why serial output dies there, as I see no reason "to switch > > > console" > > > > Indeed. Do you have an idea of what comes next ? And who is doing the above > > output ? I thought it was coldplug, but since enabling set -x and various > > debug doesn't help, these outputs probably come from the kernel messages > > directly. > > > > I guess the console is directed to somewhere random, and thus not shown. > > What > > is strange is that when doing the same on a JS21 blade in a blade center, it > > works just fine, so something funny is going on here. > > I guess a console buffer is full. It waits for a handshake to change > level. ( e.g. 'CTS, Clear To Send' is seen as not active ) > On the JS21 is CTS as being active, which allows to continue the output > to _all_ console, even the non existing consoles. Mmm. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
