serial console output

[Derek Yeung]

I've discovered if we remove the

   terminal --timeout=2 console serial

line in grub.conf, all *grub* messages will go to both ttyS0 and tty0.

But still don't have ideas for how to get the messages after the
"Welcome to RedHat Linux..." line to show up.



/dky

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Keegan, Gordon wrote:

> I've had the same issue under Lilo as well as grub and haven't found a
> solution for either one.  Theoretically, specifying tty0 and ttyS0
> should setup both devices to receive console output, but it doesn't seem
> to work that way.  Here's hoping that someone else has had better luck.
>
> Gordon Keegan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Yeung [mailto:dky at utcc.utoronto.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 3:15 PM
> To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
> Subject: serial console output
>
>
>
> Hi!
>
> Does anyone know how I can have all the messages during boot time, after
>
> the
>   "Welcome to RedHat Linux ..."
>
>    line output to *both* the monitor and ttyS0?  Right now, with the
> grub.conf changes below, seem to restrict the output of messages after
> the
> welcome line to either the monitor or ttyS0 ...  I'd like the output to
> go
> to both places.
>
>
> I've made the changes in grub.conf, specifically:
>
>
> -- /etc/grub.conf --
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=3
> timeout=10
> serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
> terminal --timeout=2 console serial
> #splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp ro root=/dev/vg00/root
> console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8
>
> -------------------
>
> I recall there was another line, somewhere in /etc/sysconfig that i
> needed
> to change?
>
> Suggestions?
>
>
> Very much appreciated,
> /dky
>
>
>