console issue

[Rick Stevens]

Smith, Albert wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>>[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
>>Rick Stevens
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:37 PM
>>To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
>>Subject: Re: console issue
>>
>>Smith, Albert wrote:
>>
>>>Try modifing the grub.conf file and at the end of the kernel line 
>>>append with the following information:
>>>
>>>console=ttyS0 console=tty0
>>>
>>>This should help you as long as your console are at 0
>>
>>Albert, we prefer bottom-posting on this list.
>>
>>Don't forget to give the serial port settings you want as well,
>>
>>	console=ttyS0,9600n8 console=tty0
>>
>>The serial port stuff is "portname,BBBBPN", where "BBBB" is 
>>the baud rate, P is the parity (e, o, n) and N is the number 
>>of bits to use.  "9600n8" is 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no 
>>parity (and is the default).  "115200e7" is 115,200 baud, 7 
>>data bits, even parity.
>>
>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>>>[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf 
>>
>>Of Cindy H. 
>>
>>>>Wang
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:01 PM
>>>>To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
>>>>Subject: Re: console issue
>>>>
>>>>--- karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am having issues with my serial console.  The
>>>>>
>>>>>system
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>is a Rackable running Phoenix BIOS.  Console
>>>>>>redirection is set in the BIOS settings.   All
>>>>>>required elements are also configured in
>>>>>
>>>>>grub.conf.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>When system powered on, I can see the POST and all
>>>>>
>>>>>the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>way until grub menu.  After I selected the kernel
>>>>>
>>>>>I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>wish to boot, nothing shows up on the console, not even a login 
>>>>>>prompt.  Can there be any incompatibilities between the
>>>>
>>>>BIOS and the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>OS.
>>>>>>Because if I moved the hard disk to another
>>>>>
>>>>>Rackable
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>not using Phoenix BIOS, serial console works fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Does anyone has any other ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>You didn't mention if the non-Phoenix BIOS system(s) have a BIOS 
>>>>>setting to redirect the console. If not, then I would recommend 
>>>>>turning that feature off in the Phoenix BIOS as well, then see...
>>>>>
>>>>>Karl
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Karl,
>>>>
>>>>Thank you very much for the reply.  The non-Phoenix BIOS have BIOS 
>>>>setting to redirect the console and we have tried both to 
>>
>>turn on and 
>>
>>>>off the feature in
>>>>Phoenix BIOS.   Unfortunately, that does seen to help
>>>>at all.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>Cindy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cindy
>>>>>>
> Rick,
> 
>   Not to split hairs but didn't you just do the same thing you asked me
> not to do?

Well, I replied to _you_ below your posting.  I retained the rest for
historical reasons, although I didn't do the pruning I normally do and
for that I appologize.  I have a queue of people asking me for things
since I've been in one of our other offices for two days and I'm a bit,
uhm, harried, shall we say?  :-p
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