From ilug-admin@linux.ie Thu Aug 29 16:52:52 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97DCD43F9B for ; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:52:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:52:52 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (root@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7TFr2Z18960 for ; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:53:02 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA31908; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:51:27 +0100 Received: from hawk.dcu.ie (mail.dcu.ie [136.206.1.5]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA31829 for ; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:51:17 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host mail.dcu.ie [136.206.1.5] claimed to be hawk.dcu.ie Received: from prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie (136.206.15.10) by hawk.dcu.ie (6.0.040) id 3D6203D30003D917 for ilug@linux.ie; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:51:17 +0100 Received: by prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie (Postfix, from userid 2027) id 32184DA4A; Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:51:17 +0100 (IST) Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:51:17 +0100 From: Colin Whittaker To: Irish LUG list Message-Id: <20020829165117.A16258@prodigy.Redbrick.DCU.IE> References: <20020829143111.GN1757@jinny.ie> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020829143111.GN1757@jinny.ie>; from valen@tuatha.org on Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 03:31:11PM +0100 Organization: North East Technologies Ltd. X-Subliminal-Message: Give Colin all your money. Subject: [ILUG] Re: serial console...not quite working Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie John P. Looney stated the following on Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 03:31:11PM +0100 : > I'm not sure what exactly is wrong with this, but I can't get a redhat > 7.1 box to use ttyS0 as a console. > > The relevant bits of /boot/grub/grub.conf are: > > serial --unit=0 --speed=115200 > terminal --timeout=2 console serial > title=linux > root (hd0,4) > kernel /boot/bzImage ro root=/dev/md0 console=ttyS0,115200n81 ^ That 1 is unneeded and is probably whats upsetting your kernel we use "console=ttyS0,9600n8" but the 9600 is mainly cos we are a cisco shop and its to keepo everyhting the same. Colin -- "Design" is like a religion - too much of it makes you inflexibly and unpopular. Linus Torvalds -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie