On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:20:06PM -0400, Michael Banck wrote: > Hi, > > my Thinkpad T42 reboots instantly (with no output) when I try to boot > the Xen hypervisor. I thought maybe it makes sense to wire up a serial > console, but a serial port is only available on the docking station/port > replicator, which I do not have. > > Does anybody have a docking station or port replicator for a T4x or has > another idea how to get serial console going?
You can pass an option to the booting kernel to set up a serial console, as well as the serial port speed and stop bits. Such as this: console=ttyS0,38400n8 However from here there's a snag; I don't have my port replicator with me (and I don't think it would matter, as I think the port replicator for the T61 is different than the T42 anyway), and the only other option is to use a USB->serial converter. That's something I _do_ have with me, however at the point that the kernel is booting it likely won't connect the USB->serial converter, so I'm not sure if you could instead pass something like: console=ttyUSB0,38400n8 and actually have it work. -- Chris _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
