What was your upgrade? Possible resource conflict? When the kernel talks to
the conflicting device you get garbage maybe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Debian GNU/Linux PPC <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 5:03 PM
Subject: serial port screw up
>
> Since I upgraded my system after three weeks of inactivity and rebooted
after
> that, my serial port (NS16550 type) is screwed up: I get weird characters
> instead of the login prompt on my terminal. However, I can login, and
> everything I type is echoed correctly. `cat'ing a file to /dev/ttyS0 gives
> garbage, too.
>
> It's not a baud problem. Also kernel messages are displayed correctly
(using
> console=ttyS0). During the first part of the boot up, boot up messages
(from
> init) are displayed correctly. Suddenly I start getting garbage.
>
> I'll try to find out which of the startup scripts causes the problem. if
> someone else already have an idea, I'd be glad to hear...
>
> Greetings,
>
> Geert
>
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