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Re: [Xen-users] xen lenny 3.2.1, setting serial output prevents linux in

To: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] xen lenny 3.2.1, setting serial output prevents linux init to start
From: Martin Kraus <lists_mk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:03:30 +0100
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 09:50:11AM +0700, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:31 AM, Martin Kraus <lists_mk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi. I've installed debian lenny with grub legacy. It works fine when output 
> > is
> > set to vga. It works fine even when I set grub,linux kernel and getty to 
> > serial output.
> > But when setting xen to output to serial port, linux doesn't start most of 
> > the
> > services (probably nothing in rcS, rc2). Boot ends with getty running, so 
> > I'm
> > able to log in.
> 
> How do you get xen to output to serial port?
> Here's what I use to get both xen and dom0 output on HP ILO virtual
> serial port, which is recognized as second serial port by the server.
> 
> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-164.2.1.el5xen)
>       root (hd0,0)
>       kernel /xen.gz-3.4.1 com2=115200,8n1 console=vga,com2
>       module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5xen ro root=/dev/rootvg/rootlv
> console=vga console=ttyS1
>       module /initrd-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5xen.img

I'm using pretty much the same settings except for first serial port
(com1,ttyS0). these settings work on a different computer quite well. 
what bothers me is that on this computer it somehow influences init 
running on dom0. I don't see why.

mk

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