On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:18:22PM -0400, chris-deb...@coredump.us wrote: >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.
AFAIK it depends on having the serial device built-in and not a module. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
