On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 07:35:01AM +0100, Turbo Fredriksson wrote: > I've been trying to get a 2.6 kernel to boot > on my PegasOS (the kernel load hangs after a > couple of seconds).
I still don't get this, can you write me your exact problems in personal email ? Can you boot the debian kernel fine ? > In the process of doing this, I redirected > all input+output to the serial port (or so > I thought). > > I used the following commands: > > devalias serial /pci/isa<something>/<something>/serial<something> > setenv input-device serial > setenv output-device serial > > This is from the top of my head, can't > remember EXACTLY what I typed... Just remove the keyboard and you will get the serial console, don't forget to boot with console=ttyS1,115200n8. > The problem is that now I don't get > any output AT ALL, and the serial > port don't seem to work... > > Either I'm using the wrong physical > port (there's two - one 9pin and one > 25pin) and/or the wrong speed (tried > 9600/8n1, 38400/8n1 and 115200/8n1). 9pin 115200n8. > Any ideas? Is there an image or something > I can boot that will clear/reset the > firmware? You can try an OF upgrade. > The machine is set to autoboot my > 2.4 kernel so I could mount the disk > in another Linux machine and replace > the kernel image with this 'reset image'... ? forget about 2.4 kernels please. > PS. Trying the old PC tricks I used to do > when a PC/BIOS fucks up (remove the battery > for a couple of hours) didn't work... just do a printenv, and you will see the default listed on the right, and you can reset them by hand. Friendly, Sven Luter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
