Feedback: ------------- Apparently... *disabling* console redirection in the motherboard allows grub to function somewhat correctly. This was not a problem in Ubuntu 8.04 (I will be testing Ubuntu 11.04 in just a moment). I found the following footnote quote "If you're sure you've configured GRUB correctly, but the serial menu does not appear, try disabling serial console support in BIOS." -- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialConsoleHowto#fnref-4630b2079d69e5d0212e584145e50a6c70a1491f
Opinion: ----------- Having to diable motherboard serial console access is a limitation / hindrance to successful remote server administration... especially since this feature worked properly in prior distributions. Notes: --------- DELL R200 Server Grub2 Config: ------------------- GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8" GRUB_TERMINAL=serial GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=115200 --unit=0 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1" Observed Effects in Ubuntu 10.04 ---------------------------------------------- - Disable motherboard console redirection (DISABLED, com1, vt100, 115200, redirect after console DISABLED) -- serial console shift key *does not* work to display menu -- serial console tapping ESC multiple times quickly will allow menu to be displayed - Enable motherboard redirection (ENABLED, com1, vt100, 115200, redirect after console ENABLED) -- error message(s) appears error: unknown command `terminal'. -- serial console shift key *does not* work -- serial console tapping ESC multiple times flickers the menu for one second then it disappears -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537849 Title: fails to deal with a serial console correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/537849/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
